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Be obscure clearly. - E.B. White

Be obscure clearly. – E.B. White

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A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer…. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring. – E.B. White

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Poetry
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New York is to the nation what the white church spire is to the village — the visible symbol of aspiration and faith, the white plume saying the way is up! – E.B. White

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Places
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Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. – George Orwell, “Why I Write,” 1947 (Thanks, Jennifer)

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Writing

There are men that will make you books, and turn them loose into the world, with as much dispatch as they would do a dish of fritters. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Writing

I confess I seldom commune with my conscience when I write. – Anton Chekhov

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A metaphor is like a simile. – Author Unknown

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Watch your own speech, and notice how it is guided by your less conscious purposes… – George Eliot, “Borne Along by the Tide,” The Mill on the Floss, 1860

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The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they make themselves the organ of the tendencies and instincts of masses. – John Stuart Mill

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Now, I learned soon enough, that among the three, two dont trust the third one – the third one is the government. Both industry and unions feel the government is a talking organization and a spending organization. – Shimon Peres

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But my father was also the one who told me I needed to clean up my mouth or Id never find a man. Whats very important to him is manners. Show up on time. Always send thank-you letters. He is one of the more thoughtful humans Ive ever met. Hes a great man and a very good dad. – Zosia Mamet

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