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Life is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts. — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before. — Nicolas Chamfort
There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.' — Ray Charles
Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar. — John Ciardi
Africa and its people are the most written about and the least understood of all of the world's people. This condition started in the 15th… — John Henrik Clarke
It is unfortunate that so much of the history of Africa has been written by conquerors, foreigners, missionaries and adventurers. The Egyptians left the best… — John Henrik Clarke
My mother encouraged me to be artistic. It was written in a contract at an early age that I would be an artist. — Kurt Cobain
I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity, horror,… — Harlan Coben
I had written the script for Juno and apparently Steven Spielberg had read it. I can't just call him Steven, that's weird... Mr. Spielberg had… — Diablo Cody
I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset - tears are words waiting to be written. — Paulo Coelho
I love a smart, well-written show, and '30 Rock,' well, you can't get any better than that. Tina Fey poos funny. There's nothing that she… — Andy Cohen
Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and… — Stephen Ambrose
Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers. — Hans Christian Andersen
The poetry you read has been written for you, each of you - black, white, Hispanic, man, woman, gay, straight. — Maya Angelou
Timidity makes a person modest. It makes him or her say, 'I'm not worthy of being written up in the record of deeds in heaven… — Maya Angelou
Easy reading is damn hard writing. But if it's right, it's easy. It's the other way round, too. If it's slovenly written, then it's hard… — Maya Angelou
I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I make no apologies. The… — Maya Angelou
I'm a serious aficionada of country music - Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry. I've even written some songs. They haven't done anything of mine… — Maya Angelou
But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but I… — Fiona Apple
People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until… — Stephen Covey

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