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The two most common charges against the older fiction, that it pleased wickedly and that it taught nothing, had broken down before the discovery, except in illiberal sects, that the novel is fitted both for honest use and for pleasure. ↗

— Carl Clinton Van Doren

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The joy of viewing land, the hope of in a few days ranging through the long wished-for spot and the pleasure of again resuming my wonted employment may be readily calculated. ↗

— David Douglas

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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#general #pleasure #read #without #written

Without that assured American largesse Israel would have been obliged to come to an accommodation with her neighbours. ↗

— Mary Douglas

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I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I'll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y'know, just see where roads lead. ↗

— Frank Black

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I don't consciously think of how parenthood has changed me but I'm sure it must have. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#consciously #how #i #me #must

When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure. ↗

— Rita Dove

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An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.' ↗

— Cate Blanchett

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I'm not sure if I want to direct a film, but certainly, as an actress, I'm always thinking, 'Surely this must be my last film.' ↗

— Cate Blanchett

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