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

Quote by Grace Paley

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I often see through things right to the apparition itself.

I often see through things right to the apparition itself.

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.

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.

All that is really necessary for survival of the fittest, it seems, is an interest...

All that is really necessary for survival of the fittest, it seems, is an interest...

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 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...

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.

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...

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.