All that is really necessary for survival of the fittest, it seems, is an interest in life, good, bad or peculiar.

Quote by Grace Paley

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I don't believe civilization can do a lot more than educate a person's senses.

I don't believe civilization can do a lot more than educate a person's senses.

Rosiness is not a worse windowpane than gloomy gray when viewing the world.

Rosiness is not a worse windowpane than gloomy gray when viewing the world.

You become a writer because you need to become a writer - nothing else.

You become a writer because you need to become a writer - nothing else.

I was a fantastic student until ten, and then my mind began to wander.

I was a fantastic student until ten, and then my mind began to wander.

I often see through things right to the apparition itself.

I often see through things right to the apparition itself.

Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world.

Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world.

The word career is a divisive word. It's a word that divides the normal life...

The word career is a divisive word. It's a word that divides the normal life...

I believe in a kind of fidelity to your own early ideas; it's a kind...

I believe in a kind of fidelity to your own early ideas; it's a kind...

I saw my ex-husband in the street. I was sitting on the steps of the...

I saw my ex-husband in the street. I was sitting on the steps of the...

Your basic extended family today includes your ex-husband or -wife, your ex's new mate, your...

Your basic extended family today includes your ex-husband or -wife, your ex's new mate, your...

He's my favorite ex-husband. We get along great. I love to fish, and he has...

He's my favorite ex-husband. We get along great. I love to fish, and he has...

I'm only upset that I'm not a widow. [On her ex-husband Tom Arnold]

I'm only upset that I'm not a widow. [On her ex-husband Tom Arnold]