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We throw all our attention on the utterly idle question whether A has done as well as B, when the only question is whether A has done as well as he could.
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Your success will be affected by the quality and quantity of new ideas you suggest.
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It is easier to speak about revival than to set about it.
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I've had the odd good luck of starting slowly and building gradually, something few writers are allowed anymore. As a result I've seen each of my books called the breakthrough. And each was, in its way.
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I've never really had a desire to do Shakespeare. For me, it's just too many lines.
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Where nature is concerned, familiarity breeds love and knowledge, not contempt.
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I was born on September 27, 1918, the second of five children.
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every mind is at least as heavy as mine
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Trying to impress my mother with words was one of my favourite pursuits.
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Love can make you immortal
