Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
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Political history is far too criminal and pathological to be a fit subject of study for the young. Children should acquire their heroes and villains from fiction.
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In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be unfaithful to him as often as they like, but he must never, never be unfaithful to them.
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The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.
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