Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

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Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of...

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of...

Happiness is the highest level of success.

Happiness is the highest level of success.

There is only one real happiness in life, and that is the happiness of creating

There is only one real happiness in life, and that is the happiness of creating

Everything we enjoy in society is a direct result of the accumulated learning derived from...

Everything we enjoy in society is a direct result of the accumulated learning derived from...