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I believe that a man is converted when first he hears the low, vast murmur of life, of human life, troubling his hitherto unconscious self. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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I can never decide whether my dreams are the result of my thoughts, or my thoughts the result of my dreams. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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I can't bear art that you can walk round and admire. A book should be either a bandit or a rebel or a man in the crowd. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

#art #bandit #bear #book #crowd

I can't do with mountains at close quarters - they are always in the way, and they are so stupid, never moving and never doing anything but obtrude themselves. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

#among #audience #author #business #cheering

I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

#good #having #i #i feel #like

It's bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

#bad taste #being #funeral #like #perpetual

Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

#loud #makes #peace #propaganda #seem

Men and women should stay apart, till their hearts grow gentle towards one another again. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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