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Get a day job, make your money from that, and write to please yourself.


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You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.

You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.



The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.

The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.



Thank your readers and the critics who praise you, and then ignore them. Write for the most intelligent, wittiest, wisest audience in the universe: Write to please yourself.

Thank your readers and the critics who praise you, and then ignore them. Write for the most intelligent, wittiest, wisest audience in the universe: Write to please yourself.



I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.

I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.



K is for "Kenghis Khan"; He was a very nice person. History has no record of him. There is a moral in that, somewhere.

K is for "Kenghis Khan"; He was a very nice person. History has no record of him. There is a moral in that, somewhere.



In these days of widespread illiteracy, functional illiteracy... anything that keeps people stupid is a felony.

In these days of widespread illiteracy, functional illiteracy... anything that keeps people stupid is a felony.



The world is turning into a cesspool of imbeciles.

The world is turning into a cesspool of imbeciles.



You must never be afraid to go there.

You must never be afraid to go there.



They minute people fall in love they become liars.

They minute people fall in love they become liars.



Posing the question: does the god of love use underarm deodorant, vaginal spray and fluoride toothpaste?

Posing the question: does the god of love use underarm deodorant, vaginal spray and fluoride toothpaste?





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I suffer from CLAUSTROPHOBIA, a fear of closed spaces.For example, I’m petrified that the WINE store will be closed before I have time to get there!!!

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An Authorpreneur focuses on establishing one's brand to the consumer using different avenues to promote their work.

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I want the world to know that everybody deserves a second chance.

I want the world to know that everybody deserves a second chance.



My theory: if the malls don't open until ten what's the point of being up earlier than that?

My theory: if the malls don't open until ten what's the point of being up earlier than that?



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Our common law is the stock instance of a combination of custom and its successive adaptations.



Every aspect of your life, whether it's a task or relationship, personal or professional, will be based on love and joy. And when you get right down to it, nothing else really matters.

Every aspect of your life, whether it's a task or relationship, personal or professional, will be based on love and joy. And when you get right down to it, nothing else really matters.



Aphorisms have never seduced anybody, but they have fooled some into considering themselves worldly-wise.

Aphorisms have never seduced anybody, but they have fooled some into considering themselves worldly-wise.



Now you'll have to wait for hours in line for medical care instead of immediately not getting any.

Now you'll have to wait for hours in line for medical care instead of immediately not getting any.



I know love and lust don't always keep the same company.

I know love and lust don't always keep the same company.




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