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It would be worth the while to select our reading, for books are the society we keep; to read only the serenely… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
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Life is filled with potential that is truly unfathomable. At last we are coming to see the enormous power it possesses. That… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
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Generally a good parameter for me is to try something I haven't done before either in the writing or recording process, to… — Laurel Halo Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say the purpose of making art is to enjoy it necessarily. For me, it happens to be the thing I… — Sean Lennon Copy Share Image
Mr. Beerbohm in his way is perfect ... He has brought personality into literature, not unconsciously and impurely, but so consciously and… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
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I started to write a series of fantasy novels when I was eleven. I have never taken anything artistic as seriously; since… — Ken Baumann Copy Share Image
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