The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.

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If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.

We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life.

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not...

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not...

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too...

Words are the coins making up the currency of sentences, and there are always too...

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also...

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also...

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

The danger of success is that it makes us forget the world's dreadful injustice.

The danger of success is that it makes us forget the world's dreadful injustice.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long...

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long...

Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for...

Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for...

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.

Socialism must come down from the brain and reach the heart.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often...

God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often...

Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.

Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.