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Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.
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He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of...
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Even pleasure itself is a toil.
Quote #3603
A nation is a society united by delusions about its ancestry and by a...
Quote #32603
There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.
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Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you...
Quote #3667
1. At the rise of the hand of the policeman, stop rapidly. Do not...
Quote #27597
It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
Quote #25027
Preach the gospel at all times — If necessary, use words.
Quote #16839
The wise man in the storm prays God, not for safety from danger, but...