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First literature came to refer only to itself, the literary theory. (Mason Cooley)
When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion. View quote
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Listening to people keeps them entertained. View quote
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Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts. View quote
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The educated do not share a common body of information, but a common state of mind. View quote
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Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean. View quote
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Stated clearly enough, an idea may cancel itself out. View quote
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An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie. View quote
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A great reader seldom recognizes his solitude. View quote
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My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had. View quote
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The ravaged face in the mirror hides the enchanting youth that is the real me. (Mason Cooley)
I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy. View quote
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A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings. View quote
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It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting. View quote
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The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch. View quote
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The higher the moral tone, the more suspect the speaker. View quote
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The real secrets are not the ones I tell. View quote
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After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means. View quote
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Lying just for the fun of it is either art or pathology. View quote
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Friends are sometimes boring, but enemies never. View quote
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An academic dialect is perfected when its terms are hard to understand and refer only to one another. (Mason Cooley)
The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds. View quote
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Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it. View quote
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Rage is exciting, but leaves me confused and exhausted. View quote
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Language is the friendliest of the things from which we cannot escape. View quote
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