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A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.
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A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations.
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A mathematical proof is beautiful, but when you're finished, it's really only about one thing. A story can be about many things.
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A melody is not merely something you can hum.
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A merger is hard to pull off under any circumstances. It's harder when everybody is against you.
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A metaphysician is one who, when you remark that twice two makes four, demands to know what you mean by twice, what by two, what by makes, and what by four. For asking such questions metaphysicians are supported in oriental luxury in the universities, and respected as educated and intelligent men.
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A mission could be defined as an image of a desired state that you want to get to. Once fully seen, it will inspire you to act, fuel your imagination and determine your behavior.
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A mistress never is nor can be a friend. While you agree, you are lovers; and when it is over, anything but friends.
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A moustache to a man is the same as a fringe is to a woman. When you've got it, you want to grow it out; when you've grown it out, you want to cut it.
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A movie and a stage show are two entirely different things. A picture, you can do anything you want. Change it, cut out a scene, put in a scene, take a scene out. They don't do that on stage.
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A movie grants a visa. A book makes you a citizen.
Release the Bats: Writing Your Way Out Of It -
A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.
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A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.
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A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise, provided it smacks of jealousy.
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A news organization has a much different responsibility. I might not be telling you the whole story. I might not be telling you a story in a manner that is properly sophisticated.
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A novel is a daily labor over a period of years. A novel is a job. But a story can be like a mad, lovely visitor, with whom you spend a rather exciting weekend.
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A one-hundred-thousand-word novel might take a year or several years, and then you just come to 'The End' one day. But it takes hundreds of days to get to 'The End.' As a writer, you have to put in those hundreds of days.
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A one-night-stander is someone who does not dare to explore the full potential of a relationship, just like a child who is afraid to go to the deep part of the pool. The latter does not want to learn how to swim, the former does not want to learn how to live.
Zire Notes May 2004 December 2006 -
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
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