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For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the noise of battle. – John Cheever

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Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. – John Cheever

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Knowledge
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John Cheever
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The organizations of men, like men themselves, seem subject to deafness, near-sightedness, lameness, and involuntary cruelty. We seem tragically unable to help one another, to understand one another. – John Cheever

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Perfection
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I try to leave out the parts that people skip. – Elmore Leonard

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The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say. – Mark Twain

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Writing

Journal: fitting your heart and soul into ruled lines. – Terri Guillemets

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Writing

A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colors, or the heavens without their azure. – Henry David Thoreau

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Eloquence is the poetry of prose. – William C. Bryant

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Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. – Warren Buffett

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The cat is domestic only as far as suits its own ends. – Saki

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With great rights come great responsibilities. To those whom much has been given, much will be asked (time, talent, and treasure). – David C. Hill, ***Dave Does the Blog (hill-kleerup.org/blog)

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