"Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright."

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Source : Aaron Sorkin (2003). “The West Wing: Seasons 3 & 4 : the Shooting Scripts”, Newmarket Shooting Scripts

Aaron Sorkin

#Stealing Quotes #Great Writers Quotes

“What men call friendship is only social intercourse, an exchange of favours and good offices; it comes down to a commercial dealing in which self-esteem always expects to profit.”
“God takes out your heart of flesh, and gives you a heart of stone.”
“Mortals are such fragile things. Just tender feelings walking around exposed in their delicate shells...Easy to crush.”
“I wish I had put myself out there a little bit more and experienced people more instead of protecting myself.”
“Different generations and people of different ethnic origins have different views on China. But they all agree on one thing. That is democracy.”
“I would give up everything for you, Giulia" I smiled at him gently. "But you must understand. I should never want a man to give up anything for me. I should want him to feel in winning me he has won the whole world...”

Source : Deanna Raybourn (2015). “Silent in the Sanctuary”, p.274, MIRA
“There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.”
“Are these things good for any other reason except that they end in pleasure, and get rid of and avert pain? Are you looking to any other standard but pleasure and pain when you call them good?”

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