A good book should leave you... slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.
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They are the constants of life, at the core of life, along with nice little delights that come along every now and then. . . . we all have them and they're a hell of a lot more invariable than nuclear fission or the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.William Styron
In America there seems to be an idea that writing is one big cat-and-dog fight between the various parishioners of the craft.
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It did not occur to me that there would be many difficulties to impede my ambition. . . .
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Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for jittery people.
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If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
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