"A history of literature, unlike history as such, ought to list only victories, for its defeats are no victory for anyone."

-- Julien Gracq

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“Peace is a militant state, which is not secured by wishful thinking. . . . If we are to be sure of our liberty, we must be ready to fight for it.”
“I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions.”
“Our health and well-being is something that we can almost control, to a certain extent. We can choose to eat healthy, we can choose to think positively, and we can choose to have good posture. All this stuff makes a difference, and the way that you look and feel, and your confidence.”
“In the case of drama (stage, movies, television ), there appear to be people in almost every audience who never quite fully realize that a play is a set of fictional, symbolic representations. An actor is one who symbolizes other people, real or imagined. [...] Also some years ago it was reported that when Edward G. Robinson, who used to play gangster roles with extraordinary vividness, visited Chicago, local hoodlums would telephone him at his hotel to pay their professional respects.”

Source : "Language in Thought and Action". Book by S. I. Hayakawa (p.27-28), 1991.
“Honesty: The ability to resist small temptations.”
“There is a light seed grain inside. You fill it with yourself, or it dies.”
“An income tax form is like a laundry list - either way you lose your shirt.”
“Just start writing and you'll find what you want to say.”

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