I am a miserable spirit lost in this tormented world.

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It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid.

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I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

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There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones.

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Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

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Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

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The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.

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I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

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They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men.

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An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.

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