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At an age when all is known to more gifted assimilators, the plodding experiencers are still making exciting discoveries.

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I thought movie making might be for the twentieth century what cathedral building was for the Middle Ages.

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Writing fiction is an almost certain way of making a fool of yourself.

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When Opal stepped down from the wagon, she gave Hannah a hug and Hannah, who was solid, co-operated by making herself as compressible as possible. The fun in squeezing was, she knew, that something gave.

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The writer must be willing, above everything else, to take chances, to risk making a fool of himself — or even to risk revealing the fact that he is a fool.

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Being consistent meant not departing from convictions already formulated; being a leader meant making other persons accept these convictions. It was a narrow track, and a one-way, but a person might travel a considerable distance on it. A number of dictators have.

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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
Diane Ackerman

Jessamyn West

Jessamyn West

Born: July 18, 1902
Died: February 23, 1984 (aged 81)
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