In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

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One is sorry one could not have taken both branches of the road. But we...

One is sorry one could not have taken both branches of the road. But we...

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller...

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller...

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.

The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless...

To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless...

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

Whenever a friend suceeds, a little something in me dies.

Whenever a friend suceeds, a little something in me dies.

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times...

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times...

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not...

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not...

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all....

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all....

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

Beer is the Danish national drink, and the Danish national weakness is another beer.

Beer is the Danish national drink, and the Danish national weakness is another beer.

But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to...

But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to...

And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first...

And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first...