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Writing is an antisocial act.


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Before you hate something you should try to understand it.

Before you hate something you should try to understand it.



We don't know who we are until we see what we can do.

We don't know who we are until we see what we can do.



You can't be blocked if you just keep on writing words. Any words. People who get 'blocked' make the mistake of thinking they have to write good words.

You can't be blocked if you just keep on writing words. Any words. People who get 'blocked' make the mistake of thinking they have to write good words.



Arnold was a dog's dog. Whenever he shuffled along walks and through alleyways, he always gave the impression of being on to something big.

Arnold was a dog's dog. Whenever he shuffled along walks and through alleyways, he always gave the impression of being on to something big.



Silence is a way of saying: we do not have to entertain each other; we are okay as we are.

Silence is a way of saying: we do not have to entertain each other; we are okay as we are.



The English inn stands permanently planted at the confluence of the roads of history, memory, and romance.

The English inn stands permanently planted at the confluence of the roads of history, memory, and romance.



Children can ask what adults don't dare to because we don't want to admit we're scared and we don't really want to hear the answers.

Children can ask what adults don't dare to because we don't want to admit we're scared and we don't really want to hear the answers.



An idyllic childhood is probably illusion.

An idyllic childhood is probably illusion.



Talking's just a nervous habit.

Talking's just a nervous habit.



Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to.

Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to.





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There was no way to abandon guilt, no decent way to disown it. All the tangles and knots of bitterness and desperation and fear had to be pitied. No, better, grace had to fall over them.

There was no way to abandon guilt, no decent way to disown it. All the tangles and knots of bitterness and desperation and fear had to be pitied. No, better, grace had to fall over them.



We cannot hope to scale great moral heights by ignoring petty obligations.

We cannot hope to scale great moral heights by ignoring petty obligations.



But I do enjoy words—some words for their own sake! Words like river, and dawn, and daylight, and time. These words seem much richer than our experiences of the things they represent—

But I do enjoy words—some words for their own sake! Words like river, and dawn, and daylight, and time. These words seem much richer than our experiences of the things they represent—



You don't go into the game to compete. You go into each game to win.

You don't go into the game to compete. You go into each game to win.



Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.

Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.



There are times when you should be completely out of the market, for emotional as well as economic reasons.

There are times when you should be completely out of the market, for emotional as well as economic reasons.



Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Prayer is not conquering God's reluctance, but taking hold of God's willingness.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Prayer is not conquering God's reluctance, but taking hold of God's willingness.



The eye is the best of artists.

The eye is the best of artists.



Most folks call them green onions, but they're really scallions.

Most folks call them green onions, but they're really scallions.




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