"The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know."

-- Arthur Koestler

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“You are such a chick.â€ I widened my eyes in mock surprise. â€œNo way. Are you sure?”
“I didn't feel very attractive as a child and actually I wasn't.”
“One of my favorite authors is Robert Cormier. He was a devout Catholic and a very nice man, which might not be the impression you get from reading his books.”
“To produce pure proletarian art the artist must be at one with the worker; this is impossible, not for political reasons, but because the artist never is at one with any public.”

Source : William Empson (1935). “Some Versions of Pastoral”, p.14, New Directions Publishing
“A lot of times nerds are really artists listening to the beat of another drummer.”
“Seth hustled over. â€œWhatâ€™s the password?â€ â€œPasswords are for sissies,â€ Warrenâ€™s muffled voice responded. â€œWorks for me,â€ Seth said, unlocking the door and opening it.”
“There is no longer any religion when there is no longer any privileged religion. Take from religion its exclusive power and it will no longer exist.”

Source : "Karl Marx, Frederick Engels: Collected Works". Book ediited by International Publishers, 1975.
“Inspiration and genius -one and the same.”

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