"If we were all given by magic the power to read each other's thoughts, I suppose the first effect would be to dissolve all friendships."

-- Bertrand Russell

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“No religion except ours has taught that man is born in sin; none of the philosophical sects has admitted it; none therefore has spoken the truth”
“The fact that I'm a woman is as important to my work as a poet as the fact that Ahmad ShÄmlu was a man was important to his work as a poet. Basically, gender shouldn't be viewed as an advantage in art. If a poem or a piece of writing is good, what difference does it make whether it's by a woman or a man? And, if it's bad, why should its writer's gender make it good?”
“The church is not primarily a political organisation. We're a religious organisation. There's a much greater opportunity.”

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“Great men are necessary for our life, in order that the movement of world history can free itself sporadically, by fits and starts, from obsolete ways of living and inconsequential talk.”
“I always revise when I publish in a book. So versions in magazines are sometimes slightly different.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I always try to keep my constituents as up-to-date as possible with what's going on here in Washington.”
“Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul.”

Source : "How to write fiction: Meg Rosoff on finding your voice". www.theguardian.com. October 18, 2011.
“Live for who and what you love and never compromise your beliefs for anything or anyone.”

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