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Ellen Glasgow Quotes: Nothing, except the weather report or a general maxim of conduct, is so unsafe to rely upon as a theory of fiction.
         

Nothing, except the weather report or a general maxim of conduct, is so unsafe to rely upon as a theory of fiction.


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I have little faith in the theory that organized killing is the best prelude to peace.



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