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If a being suffers there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration. No matter what the nature of the… — Peter Singer
Whether we know it or not, we transmit the presence of everyone we have ever known, as though by being in each other's presence we… — Natalie Goldberg
Our brains are separate and independent enough from our genes to rebel against them.. we do so in a small way everytime we use contraception.… — Richard Dawkins
Why does everyone take for granted that we don't learn to grow arms, but rather, are designed to grow arms? Similarly, we should conclude that… — Noam Chomsky
Why were so many Americans treated by their government as though their lives were as disposable as facial tissues? Because that was the way authors… — Kurt Vonnegut
In England, pop music seems now to be exclusively for children. If an artist is no good, why is it necessary to have that artist… — Steven Morrissey
Too many poets write poems which are only difficult on the surface, difficult because the dramatic situation is easily misunderstood. It's not difficult to write… — Miller Williams
Who am I? What will I be? Why am I here? Where am I going? — Constantin Stanislavski
Time is what makes good stories. Much has been cooking for a long time, and at last finds an out in narration one day. That's… — Barry Hannah
Yes sir. You can be more careless, you can put more trash in [a novel] and be excused for it. In a short story that's… — William Faulkner
So I made an outline. Well, you know, days are going by, and I am not writing anything because this thing is laid out in… — Steve Tesich
This element of surprise or mystery - the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called - is of great importance in a plot.… — E. M. Forster
Why are we reading, if not in hope of beauty laid bare, life heightened and its deepest mystery probed? — Annie Dillard
Death of the Father would deprive literature of many of its pleasures. If there is no longer a Father, why tell stories? Doesn't every narrative… — Roland Barthes
A defeated nation is always explaining itself. That's why the best storytellers are always from vanquished nations. — Mark Richard
Why does my muse only speak when she is uhnhappy? She does not, I only listen when I am unhappy. — Stevie Smith
We want to be famous as a writer, as a poet, as a painter, as a politician, as a singer, or what you will. Why?… — Harry Crews
A man must believe in himself and his judgement if he expects to make a living at this game. That is why I don't believe… — Jesse Lauriston Livermore
Polite Conversation Why, everyone one as they like; as the good woman said when she kissed her cow. — Jonathan Swift
I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest if one doesn't sleep. — Evelyn Waugh

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