James Richardson - People Quotes

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Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean.

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Think of all the smart people made stupid by flaws of character. The finest watch isn't fine long when used as a hammer.

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The best way to get people to do what you want is not to be too particular about what you want.

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To me the great divide is between the talkative and the quiet. Do they just say everything that's on their minds, even before it's on their minds? Sometimes I think I could just turn up my head like a walkman so what's going on there could be heard by others. But there would still be a difference. For inside the head they are talking to people like them, and I am talking to someone like me: he is quiet and doesn't much like being talked at; he can't conceal how easily he gets bored.

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