Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.

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Pearls mean tears.

Pearls mean tears.

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever...

There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

What is a hero without love for mankind.

What is a hero without love for mankind.

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second...

There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need...

What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need...

In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better.

In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better.

A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer.

A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer.

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Laughter is by definition healthy.

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters...

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters...

Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.

Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for...

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for...

Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.

Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.

In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning...

In university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning...