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One has to dismount from an idea, and get into the saddle again, at every parenthesis.
In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness.
Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
The most important things must be said simply, for they are spoiled by bombast; whereas trivial things must be described grandly, for they are supported only by aptness of expression, tone and manner.
A good style should show no sign of effort. What is written should seem a happy accident.
Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
When we see a natural style, we are astonished and delighted; for we expected to see an author, and we find a man.
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.
Proper words in proper places, make the true definition of a style.
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Few people know what they mean when they say, "I love you." ... Well, what does the word love mean? It means total interest. I think the reason very few people really fall in love with anyone is they're not willing to pay the price. The price is you have to adjust yourself to them.
Life Quote
Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last.
Funny Quote
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
Happiness Quote
Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.
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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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