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Quote by G.K. Chesterton
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel te

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. – G.K. Chesterton

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Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. – G.K. Chesterton

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Property
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G.K. Chesterton
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When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? – G.K. Chesterton

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Christmas
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Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head. – From the movie Finding Forrester

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No author dislikes to be edited as much as he dislikes not to be published. – Russell Lynes

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With many readers, brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought; they mistake buttercups in the grass for immeasurable gold mines under ground. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Kavanagh: A Tale, 1849

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The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible. – Vladimir Nabakov

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We become aware of the void as we fill it. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesnt pay Smith. – Robert Green Ingersoll

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Im living my dream right now. I get to make music, perform and travel. – Ville Valo

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We were old sinners – but when we came to Christ we are not sinners anymore. – Joel Osteen

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