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In 'The Republic' he [Plato] states that the enjoyment of food is not a true pleasure because the purpose of eating is to relieve pain - hunger.

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They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very much.

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The germ of a story is a new and simple element introduced into an existing situation or mood.

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Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.

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Put cotton in your ears and pebbles in your shoes. Pull on rubber gloves. Smear Vaseline over your glasses, and there you have it: instant old age.

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A man rising in the world is not concerned with history; he is too busy making it. But a citizen with a fixed place in the community wants to acquire a glorious past just as he acquires antique furniture. By that past he is reassured of his present importance; in it he finds strength to face the dangers that lie in front of him.

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Writing offers fairly large rewards to a few successful people, but the rewards come late, and most writers are failures.

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