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. . . never seen him inspired by any more dangerous stimulant than strong coffee, of which he was very fond & of which [he] drank freely. MacIntosh says that the measure of a man's brain is the amount of coffee he can drink with impunity. SARAH HELEN WHITMAN (POE'S FIANCÉE) TO JOHN INGRAM DECEMBER 13, 1874 ↗

— Andrew Barger

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Twelve dead?” I said. “Jesus. ↗

— Dennis Lehane

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You pigs, you. You rut like pigs, is all. You got the most in you, and you use the least. You hear me, you? Got a million in you and spend pennies. Got a genius in you and think crazies. Got a heart in you and feel empties. All a you. Every you... ↗

— Alfred Bester

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Phantasie ist wichtiger als Wissen, denn Wissen ist begrenzt. ↗

— Albert Einstein

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Instead of discussing with myself every morning whether I feel inspired or not, I step into my office every day at nine sharp, open the window and politely ask the muse to enter and kiss me. Sometimes she comes in, more often she does not. But she can never claim that she hasn’t found me waiting in the right place. ↗

— Peter Prange

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Be fair before being generous, be human before being fair. ↗

— Fernán Caballero

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Sowing seeds of kindness always reaps a crop of heavenly blessings. ↗

— Rebecca Barlow Jordan

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The good stars met in your horoscope, Made you of spirit and fire and dew. ↗

— Browning

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Our inner battle is the wall that separates us from our own light. ↗