A great number of the disappointments and mishaps of the troubled world are the direct result of literature and the allied arts. It is our belief that no human being who devotes his life and energy to the manufacture of…

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You know very well that unless you're a scientist, it's much more important for a...

You know very well that unless you're a scientist, it's much more important for a...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what...

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what...

I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.

I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how...

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how...

I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if...

I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if...

I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to...

I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to...

To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her...

To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works,...

What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works,...

So many able writers have shown that the unjust institutions which work so much misery...

So many able writers have shown that the unjust institutions which work so much misery...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency

The possessions of the rich are stolen property.

The possessions of the rich are stolen property.

In the gay (Catholic) community, it would seem, the maxim is: love the sin and...

In the gay (Catholic) community, it would seem, the maxim is: love the sin and...

I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and...

I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most...

You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and...

You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.

The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.