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The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cul

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid the state of being alone. – James Baldwin

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People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. – James Baldwin

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The greatest significance of the present student generation is that it is through them that the point of view of the subjugated is finally and inexorably being expressed. – James Baldwin

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There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees the world entire. – Jules Renard

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All species capable of grasping this fact manage better in the struggle for existence than those which rely upon their own strength alone: the wolf, which hunts in a pack, has a greater chance of survival than the lion, which hunts alone. – Christian Lous Lange

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Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey… Doesnt try it on. – Billy Connolly

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Weird people follow you in the streets, you cant sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone. – Winona Ryder

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The most amazing thing to me about the sea is the tide. A harbour like St. Ives is totally transformed in a very short space of time by the arrival or departure of the sea. – John Dyer

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Movies absorb our attention more completely, I think. – Roger Ebert

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