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> [In times like ours, where the growing complexity of life leaves us barely the time to read the newspapers, where the map…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcel-proust/in-times-like-ours-where-the-growing-complexity-of-life-leaves-us/)

[Marcel Proust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcel-proust/)

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> [“He who would be a writer, fine, Must take a deal of pains, Must criticize his every line, And mix his ink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/platt-rogers-spencer/he-who-would-be-a-writer-fine-must-take-a-deal-of-pains-must/)

[Platt Rogers Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/platt-rogers-spencer/)

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> [Literature is a place for generosity and affection and hunger for equals - not a prizefight ring. We are increased, confirmed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tillie-olsen/literature-is-a-place-for-generosity-and-affection-and-hunger-for/)

[Tillie Olsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tillie-olsen/)

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