“What Happiness Is There…”

“…Which Is Not Purchased With More, Or Less, Of Pain?”

—MARGARET OLIPHANT

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“WRITING Is A Struggle Against SILENCE.” –CARLOS FUENTES

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((1928–2012))

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“If You Make People THINK They’re Thinking, They’ll LOVE You…”

“…But, If You REALLY Make People Think, They’ll HATE You.”

—DONALD ROBERT PERRY MARQUIS

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“The Test Of A First Rate Intelligence Is The Ability To Hold Two Opposed Ideas In The Mind At The Same Time, And Still Retain The Ability To Function…”

“…One Should, For Example, Be Able To See That Things Are Hopeless, And Yet Be Determined To Make Them Otherwise.”

—F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

((1896–1940))

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“PITY…”

“…Is The Feeling Which Arrests The Mind In The Presence Of Whatsoever Is Grave And Constant In Human Sufferings, And Unites It With The Human Sufferer.”

—JAMES JOYCE

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“Keep Away From People Who Try To Belittle Your Ambitions…”

“…Small People Always Do That, But The Really Great Make You Feel That You, Too, Can Become Great.”

—MARK TWAIN

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“All Human Wisdom Is Summed Up In Two Words…”

“…WAIT And HOPE.”

—ALEXANDRE DUMAS

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“The Nearer I Approach The End…”

“…The Plainer I Hear Around Me The Immortal Symphonies Of The Worlds Which Invite Me. It Is Marvelous, Yet Simple.”

—VICTOR HUGO

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“Never Esteem Anything As Of Advantage To You That Will Make You Break Your Word Or Lose Your Self-Respect.” –HENRY BROOKS ADAMS

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((1838–1918))

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