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

Quote by Jules Renard

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Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and...

Don't tell a woman she's pretty; tell her there's no other woman like her, and...

It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be...

It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be...

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.

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people...

Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people...

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...

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

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

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.

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

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

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

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others

Failure is not our only punishment for laziness: there is also the success of others

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...

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

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

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees...

There are places and moments in which one is so completely alone that one sees...

A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.

A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.