"The things that stayed were things that didn't……" — William H. Gass
"The things that stayed were things that didn't matter except they stayed, night and day, all seasons the same, and were peaceful to a fault and boded no ill but thought well enough of themselves to repeat their presences."
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William H. Gass
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41 Quotes by William H. Gass
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Getting even is one reason for writing.
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Works of art are meant to be lived with and loved, and if we try to understand them, we should…
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Words [are] more beautiful than a found fall leaf.
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The expression to write something down suggests a descent of thought to the fingers whose movements immediately falsify it.
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