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Writing Quotes by Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
- Artistic honesty sometimes prevents an artist from being born.
- The moment of recognizing your own lack of talent is a flash of genius.
- Stupidity is no excuse of not thinking.
- In order for you to be yourself, you have to be somebody first.
- The exit is usually where the entrance was.
- Every bush can burn if you fire it with your imagination.
- Some people drop their wings in order to grow a hump
- Beyond each corner, new directions lie in wait.
- Each juggler should be trained in the ignorance of the laws of physics.
- A sweet thing, perspective - a chance to see your enemies so small.
- It isn't easy to live after death. It takes a lifetime.
- The first condition of immortality is death.
- Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin.
- A man who is a genius and doesn't know it, probably isn't.
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