Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying. Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help ~Donald Miller
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Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose. ~Irish Proverb
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There is no shop, book, or person, that gives you confidence; it comes through reconnecting with your true authentic self. ~Ralph Smart
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A teacher is better than two books. ~German Proverb
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When the boy is growing, he has a wolf in his belly. ~German Proverb
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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I'm a songwriter first. ~Carole King
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. ~Proverb
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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another. ~Italian Proverb
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We live through books; we have adventures in them, we lead alternative lives through them. We expand our memories through them. And that sometimes art can offer us more intense experiences of the world than life itself can. ~Anthony Doerr
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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The mare is not to be valued according to its housings and its ornaments in front. ~Arabic Proverb
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I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There is so much in the world to experience, and the odds are so essential to life. ~Jessye Norman
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Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary. ~Chinese Proverb
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Winter bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail. ~Montenegrin Proverb
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In every head is some wisdom. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor. ~Oriental Proverb
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Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~Arabic Proverb
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Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
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Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. ~Swedish Proverb
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Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. ~Chinese Proverb
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