The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.
("The Razor's Edge")
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The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
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We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.
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Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practiced at spare moments it is a whole-time job.
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It's no use crying over spilt milk, because all of the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it.
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