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Only the dying man can tell how much time he has left.


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The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.



The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.



To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.



We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.



I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.



Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.



We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.



The fear is for what is still to be lost.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.



Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.



Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.





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Nothing that isn't a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.



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