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Quote by Philip Roth
Literature isnt a moral beauty contest. Its power arises from the

Literature isnt a moral beauty contest. Its power arises from the authority and audacity with which the impersonation is pulled off the belief it inspires is what counts. – Philip Roth

Other quotes by Philip Roth

Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is formed by your previous experience. Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your imaginings of the facts. – Philip Roth

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Imagination
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Philip Roth
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People are unjust to anger – it can be enlivening and a lot of fun. – Philip Roth

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Anger
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Philip Roth
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Other Quotes from
Beauty
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Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the landscape! – Henry David Thoreau

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Beauty

Beauty is not everything! – Chita Rivera

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Beauty

Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal… Ive decided that Im going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up. – Christopher McCandless

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Beauty

Some guys say beauty is only skin deep. But when you walk into a party, you dont see somebodys brain. The initial contact has to be the sniffing. – James Caan

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Beauty

Random Quotes

The beginning of our destruction started the day we began destroying ancient wisdom. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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Wisdom

A cat, after being scolded, goes about its business. A dog slinks off into a corner and pretends to be doing a serious self-reappraisal. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Dogs

I add a lot of citrus to my food and I think that flavors it. And, to me, that what makes it healthier, lower in fat, lower in calories. It adds lots of flavor. Spices, of course. But citrus is definitely kind of my go-to to season and really to really make those flavors, make that food come alive. – Cat Cora

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Food

The drive toward complex technical achievement offers a clue to why the U.S. is good at space gadgetry and bad at slum problems. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Technology