Quote #3827
Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or...
Quote #27671
Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to...
Quote #24407
The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder.
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I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer...
Quote #17064
There’s nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility is being...
Quote #27150
Hope is the thing with feathers — that perches in the soul — and...
Quote #3002
I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble...
Quote #30114
You can’t put a Band-Aid on every boo-boo you’ve made some just need time...
Quote #31743
Do not be like servants who serve their masters expecting to receive a reward...
Quote #21258
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins...