. . . the life of the mind is reality, and love without romantic illumination is a spiritless … - Ellen Glasgow

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L'imagination est la reine du vrai, et le possible est une des provinces du vrai. Imagination is the queen of the truth and the possible is one of the provinces of the truth.

Ellen Glasgow

. . . the life of the mind is reality, and love without romantic illumination is a spiritless matter.

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It would appear, from the best examples, that the proper way of beginning a preface to one's work is with a humble apology for having written at all.

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The truth is I've got the land on my back, an' it's drivin' me. Land is a hard driver.

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And where was happiness if it sprung not from the soil? Where contentment if it dwelt not near to Nature?

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Nothing, except the weather report or a general maxim of conduct, is so unsafe to rely upon as a theory of fiction.

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to be honest and yet popular is almost as difficult in literature as it is in life.

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And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

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