"The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart."

Franklin, Benjamin on art
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"The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you."

Vanderbilt, Gloria on fame   

"Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud."

Auden, W. H. on fame   

"Fame is the thirst of youth."

Byron, Lord on fame
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"To many fame comes too late."

Camoens, Luis De on fame   

"Fame is a constant effort"

Renard, Jules on fame   

"Life cannot defeat a writer who is in love with writing; for life itself is a writer's love until death."

Ferber, Edna on writers and writing
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"If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!"

Collins, Jackie on writers and writing   

"Why do writers write? Because it isn't there."

Berger, Thomas on writers and writing
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"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance."

Austen, Jane on marriage
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"Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of."

Austen, Jane on judgment and judges
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"What ever purifies the heart also fortifies it."

Blair, Hugh on art
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"A good heart is better than all the heads in the world."

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G. on art
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"The heart will break, but broken live on."

Byron, Lord on art
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"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain."

Dickinson, Emily on art
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"Within your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go."

Driscoll, Louise on art
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"It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters."

Holyfield, Evander on art
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"In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels."

Austen, Jane on affection
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"You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least."

Austen, Jane on fear
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"The writer must write what he has to say, not speak it."

Hemingway, Ernest on writers and writing