Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression ? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you want to express yourself.
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Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression ? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you want to express yourself.
I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That's like a free compliment and you don't even gotta be smart to notice it.
I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.
Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like.
If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.
I am not afraid of death. I just don't want to be there when it happens.
The problems that exist in this world can not be solved by the level of thinking that created them.
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