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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

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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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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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Glamour is a shooting star, it catches your eye, but fades away, beauty is the sun always brilliant day after day. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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Its not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband. – Euripides

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I grew up in a family where we werent allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance. – Pam Grier

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What delights us in visible beauty is the invisible. – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

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A dog can express more with his tail in seconds than his owner can express with his tongue in hours. – Author Unknown

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A grownup is a child with layers on. – Woody Harrelson

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