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Iris Murdoch quote: "Writing is like getting married. One should never commit..."

Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.

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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The President is always abused. If he isn't, he isn't doing anything. Harry S. Truman
George Gissing quote: "The misery of having no time to read a thousand glorious books."
The misery of having no time to read a thousand glorious books. George Gissing
I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight. Venerable Bede
E. Y. Harburg quote: "When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near."
When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near. E. Y. Harburg
I think I have sort of gravitated toward issues that I don't know the answers to, because that's what's more interesting for me to write. Jodi Picoult
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Because of Mozart, it's all over after the age of seven. Wendy Wasserstein
When you bring an idealised relationship down to the level of an ordinary one it isn't necessarily the ordinary one that suffers'. Winston Graham
I have so many opinions about everything it just comes out during my music. It's a battle for me. I try not to be preachy. That's a real danger. Neil Young
To be honest, producing records interests me less at the moment and I really don't want to get involved in album projects that are going to take up a lot of time. Phil Collins
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I've always written in a free, unencumbered way. Joan Armatrading
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the body is wiser than its inhabitants. the body is the soul. the body is god’s messenger. Erica Jong