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Boston was once the most provincial place in America, Alaska, in this respect, may have replaced Boston.
“Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.”
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“Don't say it was delightful; make us say delightful when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers Please will you do the job for me.”
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“The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.”
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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― As You Like It
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“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
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