"What is success? It is a toy balloon among children armed with pins."

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“He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled.”

“Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.”

“Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free of rust in the movable parts of the mind.”

“The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from.”

“Sometimes I think it sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running.”

“Men are not against you, they are merely for themselves.”

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"The Father's will is always for your good."

— Charbel Makhlouf

Religion1828–1898

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"I will say, finally, that I despair of the republic while slavery exists therein. If I look up to God for success, no smile of mercy or forgiveness dispels the gloom of futurity; if to our own resourc…"

— William Lloyd Garrison

Journalism1805–1879

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"The world of publishing is in crisis: publishers sell hot titles at massive discounts to supermarkets, driving independent publishers out of business. I remember when the last Harry Potter title came …"

— Stewart Lee

Literature1968

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