E. L. Doctorow

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“To a dog a bone has more value than a pearl.” — Filipino Proverb

“Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.” — George Orwell

“Don’t you know that we must always have a place where we never go but where we think we’d be happy if we did?” — Nicolas Chamfort

“Here’s how it goes: I’m up at the stroke of 10 or 10:30. I have breakfast and read the papers, and then it’s lunchtime. Then maybe a little nap after lunch and out to the gym, and before I know it, it’s time to have a drink.” — E.L. Doctorow

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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“When you possess light within, you see it externally.” — Anaïs Nin

“If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.” — Cicero

“The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.” — E. L. Doctorow

“Good cheese needs good companions.” — James Beard

 

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“We’re always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where it’s a little raw and nervy.” — E. L. Doctorow

“An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know who they are and cannot be shaken!” — Mandy Hale

“Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.” — E.M. Forster

“The largest room in the world is the room for improvement.” — Unknown

 

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“A good beginning makes a good end.” — Louis L’Amour

“One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars and the world will be better for this.” — Miguel de Cervantes

“You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.” — Oliver Goldsmith

“You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can see the whole trip that way.” — E. L. Doctorow

 

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