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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

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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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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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Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques dont match our own beliefs about how we should look. – Martha Beck

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Beauty

Nothing can atone for the lack of modesty without which beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable. – Richard Steele

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Beauty

People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you cant possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap. – Vivien Leigh

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Beauty

There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. – Francis Bacon

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Beauty

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Hair style is the final tip-off whether or not a woman really knows herself. – Hubert de Givenchy, Vogue, July 1985

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