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She had caprices of a marvellous unexpectedness, and how is any one to imitate a caprice? ↗

— Stendhal

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There is an incompatibility between literary creation and political activity. ↗

— Mario Vargas Llosa

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Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard. ↗

— John Steinbeck

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Man, unlike anything organic or inorganic in the universe, grows beyond his work, walks up the stairs of his concepts, emerges ahead of his accomplishments. ↗

— John Steinbeck

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No one wants advice - only corroboration. ↗

— John Steinbeck

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And it was a huge emotional thing to leave the law and become unemployed - to be a student again. ↗

— David Steinberg

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Then the Angels came in 1961, and I fell in love with them. ↗

— Leigh Steinberg

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I will never have a heart attack. I give them. ↗

— George Steinbrenner

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Americans are very easygoing people. If the added attention and great visibility that I have been able to generate can help open doors and expose more Chinese to American values and the American way of life, that is great. ↗

— Gary Locke

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You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living. ↗

— Casey Stengel

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