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“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact ... ”
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“Myth is a tale once believed as truth; believed, it is not myth, but religion. A tale once religiously believed that has come to be called a myth is something of religion corrupted with disbelief. What are beliefs for some societies but myths for others cannot fill spiritual vacancies in the life of those others.”
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“If I were ever to go mad it would be on Thanksgiving Day, that day of guilt and grace when the family hangs upon you like an ax over a sacrificial victim, like the oven's heat on that poor bird.”
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“... any criticism heard secondhand sounds worse than it would face to face. Words spoken out of our presence strike us as more powerful, just as people we know only by reputation seem larger than life.”
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“I don't know who said 'pictures don't lie.' It couldn't have been a photographer.”
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“Others follow patterns; we alone are unpredictable.”
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“Most imitators attempt the inimitable.”
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“If you are terribly truthful, the ground will always move from under you, and you will have to shift with the constantly shifting truth.”