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Them Quotes by E L Doctorow
- My memories pale as I prevail upon them again and again. They become more and more ghostly. I fear nothing so much as losing them…
- And so do people pass out of one's life and all you can remember of them is their humanity, a poor fitful thing of no…
- We dress them [children] in the presumptions of the world. They are the bright small face of hope. They are the last belief we have,…
- There are moments when I cannot bear this unremitting consciousness. It knows only itself. Awake, I am in a continuum with my dreams. I feel…
- I like commas. I detest semi-colons — I don’t think they belong in a story. And I gave up quotation marks long ago. I found…
- I knew he was unreliable, but he was fun to be with. He was a child’s ideal companion, full of surprises and happy animal energy.…
- I am telling you what I know—words have music and if you are a musician you will write to hear them.
- I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to…
- Books are acts of composition: you compose them. You make music: the music is called fiction.
- I got married very early, and in no time at all, we had three children. And it seemed to me I had an obligation to…
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- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
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