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“No form of art repeats or imitates successfully all that can be said by another; the writer conveys his experience of life along a channel of communication closed to painter, mathematician, musician, film-maker.”
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“Remorse is a simpering form of shame.”
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“... there's nothing but quarreling with the women; it's my belief they like it better than victuals and drink.”
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“A man's mother-in-law may be his misfortune, but his wife is his own fault.”
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“It seems to me, correct me if I'm wrong, that there are an awful lot of people in Manhattan. And it's getting worse.”
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“History is the study of lies, anyway, because no witness ever recalls events with total accuracy, not even eyewitnesses.”
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“[Sia (New Mexico) Indian legend:] In the beginning, long, long ago, there was but one being in the lower world. This was the spider, Sussistinnako. ... The spider ... began to sing. ... In a short time, people appeared and began walking around. Then animals, birds, and insects appeared, and the spider continued to sing until his creation was complete.”
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“People who work hard often work too hard. ... May we learn to honor the hammock, the siesta, the nap and the pause in all its forms.”