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 We are as much informed of a writer's genius by what he selects as by what he originates.  Work is of two kinds: first, altering a position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such matter; second, telling other people to do so. The first kind is unpleasant and ill-paid; the second is pleasant and highly paid. Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the universe. Morality is contraband in war. Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich. There goes a man made by the Lord Almighty and not by his tailor. A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot. - Macaulay What do you call a woman who knows where her husband is at all times? A widow. I see the playwright as a lay preacher peddling the ideas of his time in popular form. A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly unless you want to hurt the giver. Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness. Spring is a virgin, Summer a mother, Autumn a widow, and Winter a stepmother. God speaks to all individuals through what happens to them moment by moment. Live wastes itself while we are preparing to live. Poor men's reasons are not heard. No man thinks there is much ado about nothing when the ado is about himself. He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence. A great obstacle to happiness is to expect too much happiness. Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth. - Matthew I think if I weren't so beautiful, maybe I'd have more character. 
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