You know very well that unless you're a scientist, it's much more important for a theory to be shapely, than for it to be true.

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Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how...

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how...

I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to...

I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.

I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.

A great number of the disappointments and mishaps of the troubled world are the direct...

A great number of the disappointments and mishaps of the troubled world are the direct...

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what...

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what...

To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her...

To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her...

I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if...

I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if...