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Life, friends, is boring. We must not say so.


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The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business.



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We must travel in the direction of our fear.



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Two daiquiris withdrew into a corner of a gorgeous room and one told the other a lie.



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Praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.



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I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut.



Ever to confess you're bored means you have no Inner Resources.

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That is our ‘pointed task. Love & die.



But neither money nor machines can create. They shuttle tokens of energy, but they do not transform. A civilization based on them puts people out of touch with their creative powers.

But neither money nor machines can create. They shuttle tokens of energy, but they do not transform. A civilization based on them puts people out of touch with their creative powers.



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