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An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of li

An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence. – Raymond Chandler

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Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys the power to think in terms of emotions and sensations. – Raymond Chandler

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power
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Raymond Chandler
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[Poker is] as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you could find outside an advertising agency. – Raymond Chandler

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Poker
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They dont want you until you have made a name, and by the time you have made a name, you have developed some kind of talent they cant use. All they will do is spoil it, if you let them. – Raymond Chandler

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I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was the way I would keep faith with the audience that supported me as I went along. – Bruce Springsteen

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When it comes down to it, its about who you know, and whos a fan. Its about whether youre the right age, whether youre hot or not, whether the studio is into you or not. – Marlee Matlin

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After thirty, a body has a mind of its own. – Bette Midler

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Up until age 40, most men are just not as mature as women. So, it makes sense that a lot of women date up in age a bit. – Patti Stanger

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Life is not governed by will or intention. Life is a question of nerves, and fibers, and slowly built-up cells in which thought hides itself and passion has its dreams. – Oscar Wilde

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Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start. – Edward W. Howe

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Bore: A man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company. – Gian Vincenzo Gravina

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Please all, and you will please none. – Aesop

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