A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.

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One must die to life in order to be utterly a creator.

One must die to life in order to be utterly a creator.

We don't love qualities, we love persons; sometimes by reason of their defects as well...

We don't love qualities, we love persons; sometimes by reason of their defects as well...

War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

The writer's joy is the thought that can become emotion, the emotion that can wholly...

The writer's joy is the thought that can become emotion, the emotion that can wholly...

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.

Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.

Everything is politics.

Everything is politics.

For the myth is the foundation of life; it is the timeless schema, the pious...

For the myth is the foundation of life; it is the timeless schema, the pious...

People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs,...

People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs,...

I don't think anyone is thinking long-term now.

I don't think anyone is thinking long-term now.

For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over...

For the sake of goodness and love, man shall let death have no sovereignty over...

One has the idea of a stupid man as perfectly healthy and ordinary, and of...

One has the idea of a stupid man as perfectly healthy and ordinary, and of...

What is uttered is finished and done with.

What is uttered is finished and done with.

A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth.

A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth.

It could become much worse.

It could become much worse.

I shall need to sleep three weeks on end to get rested from the rest...

I shall need to sleep three weeks on end to get rested from the rest...

A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.

A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.

Culture and possessions, there is the bourgeoisie for you.

Culture and possessions, there is the bourgeoisie for you.

Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness.

Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness.

Speech is civilization itself.

Speech is civilization itself.

An art whose medium is language will always show a high degree of critical creativeness,...

An art whose medium is language will always show a high degree of critical creativeness,...