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One last word to all you nascent writers out there. Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat. Write with balls, write with eggs. Sure, it’s a harder journey but take it from me, it’s well worth it.
Note to self.
“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”
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“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
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Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
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“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”
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“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.”
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
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