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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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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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Handsome means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered – and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesnt hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business. – Richard Chamberlain

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There is no torture that a woman would not endure to enhance her beauty. – Michel de Montaigne

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Walk on a rainbow trail walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail. – Robert Motherwell

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It never seems to occur to some people, that, like beauty, a sense of humor may sometimes be fatal. – Edgar Rice Burroghs

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I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and a white suit, waving like the Queen Mum. – Peter OToole

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