“Writing is a lonely job, unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.”
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“You can spread jelly on the peanut butter but you can't spread peanut butter on the jelly.”
― My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business
― My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business
“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women - and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays.”
― Dead Poets Society
― Dead Poets Society
“The waters of the stream played the part of the orchestra, and the sunlight provided the dancers. Every now and then a crescendo of wind highlighted the symphony in the clearing by the creek.”
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“The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don’t always spoil the good things and make them unimportant.”
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