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• I believe that people should write biographies only about people they love, or understand, or both. Novels, on the other hand, are…
• More than that, I believe that the grass is green because green is restful to the human eye, that the sky is…
• The body, then, has a mind of its own. It must follow, then, that the Mind has a body of its own,…
• A word of advice. If, as a young man, student, you are tormented by a desire for women, it is best to…
• I have remained true to my deepest convictions. I mean the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses…
• Experiences aren't given to us to be 'got over,' otherwise they would hardly be experiences.
• It is interesting to note that everyone has a different take on the world, a different opinion, and given the same inputs…
• It's very good for an idea to be commonplace. The important thing is that a new idea should develop out of what…
• If they don't depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips.
• On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you…
• A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life, and…
• Behind their dark glass, the mad own nothing.

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