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“There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.”

“At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice.”

“My dear, when people show you who they are, why don't you believe them? Why must you be shown 29 times before you can see who they really are? Why can't you get it the first time?”

“I believe most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.”

“I know when it’s the best I can do. It may not be the best there is. Another writer may do it much better. But I know when it’s the best I can do. I know that one of the great arts that the writer develops is the art of saying, No. No, I’m finished. Bye. And leaving it alone. I will not write it into the ground. I will not write the life out of it. I won’t do that.”

“I am capable of what every other human is capable of. This is one of the great lessons of war and life.”

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