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Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all.


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Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food.



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What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, and what we do to make them come about.



In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins.

In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins.



The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off.

The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off.



I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy.

I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy.



I am not merely a habitual quoter but an incorrigible one. I am, I may as well face it, more quotatious than an old stock-market ticker-tape machine, except that you can't unplug me.

I am not merely a habitual quoter but an incorrigible one. I am, I may as well face it, more quotatious than an old stock-market ticker-tape machine, except that you can't unplug me.



A cat is the only domestic animal I know who toilet trains itself and does a damned impressive job of it.

A cat is the only domestic animal I know who toilet trains itself and does a damned impressive job of it.



I just know so many people who have six or seven foreign languages and have read everything and have musical training and they are still dorks

I just know so many people who have six or seven foreign languages and have read everything and have musical training and they are still dorks



That wine drinking is more effete than beer drinking? No question.

That wine drinking is more effete than beer drinking? No question.



We use books like mirrors, gazing into them only to discover ourselves.

We use books like mirrors, gazing into them only to discover ourselves.





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See the colorful possibilities from our life, we are self the creator from It to make a decision or stop it.stop



In a lot of ways, being a writer is a lousy job - grueling, emotionally taxing, terrible hours, no health care - so if it wasn't about love, what would be the point?

In a lot of ways, being a writer is a lousy job - grueling, emotionally taxing, terrible hours, no health care - so if it wasn't about love, what would be the point?



To see eternity was to be exposed to eternity's whims, oppressed by endless dimensions.

To see eternity was to be exposed to eternity's whims, oppressed by endless dimensions.



When you do something "selflish" you'll feel constricted and restricted. You won't be happy.

When you do something "selflish" you'll feel constricted and restricted. You won't be happy.



We don't want any adventures here! You might try over the Hill or Across the Water.

We don't want any adventures here! You might try over the Hill or Across the Water.



I believe whether it is the United States or Europe, they will all end up as multicultural societies.

I believe whether it is the United States or Europe, they will all end up as multicultural societies.



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Wars can destroy everything but hope!



I went to Paris when I was about 18 and then went to Miami and New York. I did all of that alone. I did it to myself.

I went to Paris when I was about 18 and then went to Miami and New York. I did all of that alone. I did it to myself.



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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.




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