The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and inte

The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. When literature becomes too intellectual – when it begins to ignore the passions, the emotions – it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance. – Isaac Bashevis Singer

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When death has you by the throat, you dont mince words. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Knowing how to die is knowing how to live. What is death anyway? Its the outcome of life. – Jeanne Moreau

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Cowards die many times before their deaths the valiant never taste of death but once. – William Shakespeare

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We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day of our death, yet choice is the sovereign faculty of the mind. – Thornton Wilder

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I hope I didnt bore you too much with my life story. – Elvis Presley

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“We dont do things we arent good at by nature. I wouldnt play basketball because Im only 5 1″”. Find what you enjoy – whether its racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once youve done that, you have the passion you need.” – Danica Patrick

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It must not be forgotten in fairness to the National Government that apartheid is not just a policy of oppression but an attempt – in my opinion an attempt doomed to failure – to find an alternative to a policy of racial integration which is fair to both white and black. – Harry Oppenheimer

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The abdomen is the reason why man does not readily take himself to be a god. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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