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Calm. Haste makes waste. Life is not an emergency. Life is brief and it is fleeting but it is not an emergency Picture Quote #1

After I convinced them that I was a harmless novelist, I actually got them to give me a tour of the harem - which is usually off limits for tourists Picture Quote #1

There was only this one lamp post. Behind was the great scoop of darkness, as if all the night were there Picture Quote #1

For to desire is better than to possess, the finality of the end was dreaded as deeply as it was desired Picture Quote #1

Yet he was tense, feeling that he and the elderly, estranged woman were conferring together like traitors, like enemies within the camp of the other people Picture Quote #1

It was the talk that mattered supremely: the impassioned exchange of talk. Love was only a minor accompaniment Picture Quote #1

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The waiters carried themselves with a quiet joy, as if their entire mission in life was to make their customers feel comfortable and well tended Picture Quote #1

The war between England and Scotland was in its eighth year and there had been no raid for ten days: it had seemed possible to get married in peace Picture Quote #1

The facts of history all appeared to me like specimens in a herbarium, permanently dried, so that it was easy to forget they had once upon a time been juicy with sap and alive in the sun Picture Quote #1

The Earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change and pleased with novelty, might be indulged Picture Quote #1

I could at times be overly emotional, but was lucky to have the kind of orderly mind that is good at categorizing things Picture Quote #1

If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one Picture Quote #1

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What was doubly disconcerting for me was that he showed such extraordinary and precocious insight in describing his own feelings that I felt he was making my own confession Picture Quote #1

Leaving New Orleans also frightened me considerably. Outside of the city limits the heart of darkness, the true wasteland begins Picture Quote #1

You could tell by the way he talked, though, that he had gone to school a long time. That was probably what was wrong with him Picture Quote #1

I suspect that I am the result of particularly weak conception on the part of my father. His sperm was probably emitted in a rather offhand manner Picture Quote #1

You could tell by the way that he talked, though, that he had gone to school a long time. That was probably what was wrong with him Picture Quote #1

Jail was preferable. There they only limited you physically. In a mental ward they tampered with your soul and worldview and mind Picture Quote #1

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Myrna was not astigmatic; the lenses were clear glass; she wore the glasses to prove her dedication and intensity of purpose Picture Quote #1

I praise the frenchman, his remark was shrewd - how sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat whom I may whisper - solitude is sweet Picture Quote #1

Having once been so high, humanity fell so low. What had once been dedicated to the soul was now dedicated to the sale Picture Quote #1

He looked the boy up and down as if he had never seen a child before and wasn't quite sure what he was supposed to do with one: eat it, ignore it or kick it down the stairs Picture Quote #1

What exactly was the difference? he wondered to himself. And who decided which people wore the striped pajamas and which people wore the uniforms? Picture Quote #1

Seated opposite me in the railway carriage, the elderly lady in the fox - fur shawl was recalling some of the murders that she had committed over the years Picture Quote #1

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I know that we women are all justly accounted praters; they say in the present day that there never was in any age such a wonder to be found as a dumb woman Picture Quote #1

This wasn't a hunger for a bigger house of a faster car. This was a far deeper hunger: a hunger for living with more meaning, with more festivity and more satisfaction Picture Quote #1

When I got to the street, I walked boldly. But I was always accompanied by an agonizing thought: the fear that honest people may be thieves who have chosen a cleverer and safer way of stealing Picture Quote #1

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains Picture Quote #1

In 1948 I addressed some students at Washington and Lee University, and in the question answer period one young man observed with asperity, but it's easy for you to write. You've traveled Picture Quote #1

I have often been mildly amused when I think that the great American novel was not written about New England or Chicago. It was written about a white whale in the South Pacific Picture Quote #1

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Calm. Haste makes waste. Life is not an emergency. Life is brief and it is fleeting but it is not an emergency (Was Quotes) After I convinced them that I was a harmless novelist, I actually got them to give me a tour of the harem - which is usually off limits for tourists (Was Quotes) There was only this one lamp post. Behind was the great scoop of darkness, as if all the night were there (Was Quotes) For to desire is better than to possess, the finality of the end was dreaded as deeply as it was desired (Was Quotes) Yet he was tense, feeling that he and the elderly, estranged woman were conferring together like traitors, like enemies within the camp of the other people (Was Quotes) It was the talk that mattered supremely: the impassioned exchange of talk. Love was only a minor accompaniment (Was Quotes) The waiters carried themselves with a quiet joy, as if their entire mission in life was to make their customers feel comfortable and well tended (Was Quotes) The war between England and Scotland was in its eighth year and there had been no raid for ten days: it had seemed possible to get married in peace (Was Quotes) The facts of history all appeared to me like specimens in a herbarium, permanently dried, so that it was easy to forget they had once upon a time been juicy with sap and alive in the sun (Was Quotes) The Earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change and pleased with novelty, might be indulged (Was Quotes) I could at times be overly emotional, but was lucky to have the kind of orderly mind that is good at categorizing things (Was Quotes) If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one (Was Quotes) What was doubly disconcerting for me was that he showed such extraordinary and precocious insight in describing his own feelings that I felt he was making my own confession (Was Quotes) Leaving New Orleans also frightened me considerably. Outside of the city limits the heart of darkness, the true wasteland begins (Was Quotes) You could tell by the way he talked, though, that he had gone to school a long time. That was probably what was wrong with him (Was Quotes) I suspect that I am the result of particularly weak conception on the part of my father. His sperm was probably emitted in a rather offhand manner (Was Quotes) You could tell by the way that he talked, though, that he had gone to school a long time. That was probably what was wrong with him (Was Quotes) Jail was preferable. There they only limited you physically. In a mental ward they tampered with your soul and worldview and mind (Was Quotes) Myrna was not astigmatic; the lenses were clear glass; she wore the glasses to prove her dedication and intensity of purpose (Was Quotes) I praise the frenchman, his remark was shrewd - how sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat whom I may whisper - solitude is sweet (Was Quotes) Having once been so high, humanity fell so low. What had once been dedicated to the soul was now dedicated to the sale (Was Quotes) He looked the boy up and down as if he had never seen a child before and wasn't quite sure what he was supposed to do with one: eat it, ignore it or kick it down the stairs (Was Quotes) What exactly was the difference? he wondered to himself. And who decided which people wore the striped pajamas and which people wore the uniforms? (Was Quotes) Seated opposite me in the railway carriage, the elderly lady in the fox - fur shawl was recalling some of the murders that she had committed over the years (Was Quotes) I know that we women are all justly accounted praters; they say in the present day that there never was in any age such a wonder to be found as a dumb woman (Was Quotes) This wasn't a hunger for a bigger house of a faster car. This was a far deeper hunger: a hunger for living with more meaning, with more festivity and more satisfaction (Was Quotes) When I got to the street, I walked boldly. But I was always accompanied by an agonizing thought: the fear that honest people may be thieves who have chosen a cleverer and safer way of stealing (Was Quotes) I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains (Was Quotes) In 1948 I addressed some students at Washington and Lee University, and in the question answer period one young man observed with asperity, but it's easy for you to write. You've traveled (Was Quotes) I have often been mildly amused when I think that the great American novel was not written about New England or Chicago. It was written about a white whale in the South Pacific (Was Quotes)

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