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" Life is too short to be miserable. "
Rita Mae Brown
Life Is Too Short
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" Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash. "
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" Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist. "
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" I don't think you can ever assess your work. I don't think Turgenev could assess his any more than I can assess mine, and his didn't have a social impact as much as great literary impact. "
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" I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority. "
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" The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you. "
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" Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough. "
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" You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners. "
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" Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful. "
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" Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash. "
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" I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat. "
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" Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television. "
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" I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it. "
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" Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment. "
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" A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one. "
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" Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides. "
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" If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle. "
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" I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category. "
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" Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did. "
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" Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being. "
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" Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself. "
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