In other countries, art and literature are left to a lot of shabby bums living in attics and … - Sinclair Lewis

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I believe that the more thoroughly science is studied, the further does it take us from anything comparable to atheism.

Sinclair Lewis

In other countries, art and literature are left to a lot of shabby bums living in attics and feeding on booze and spaghetti, but in America the successful writer or picture-painter is indistinguishable from any other decent businessman.

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When fascism comes to the United States it will be wrapped in the American flag and will claim the name of 100-percent Americanism

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I am convinced that everything that is worth while in the world has been accomplished by the free, inquiring, critical spirit, and that the preservation of this spirit is more important than any social system whatsoever. But the men of ritual and the men of barbarism are capable of shutting up the men of science and silencing them forever.

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It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write.

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Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.

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Under a tyranny, most friends are a liability. One quarter of them turn "reasonable" and become your enemies, one quarter are afraid to speak, and one quarter are killed and you die with them. But the blessed final quarter keep you alive.

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Cherry trees will blossom every year; But I'll disappear for good, One of these days.

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