“Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent.”
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“I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of. ”
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“Life," said Emerson, "consists in what a man is thinking all day." If that be so, then my life is nothing but a big intestine. I not only think about food all day, but I dream about it at night.”
― Tropic of Cancer
― Tropic of Cancer
“Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.”
― The Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling: Captains Courageous - Kim
― The Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling: Captains Courageous - Kim
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”
― If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young
― If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young
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