In literature, there are only oxen. The biggest ones are the geniuses-the ones who toil eighteen hours a … - Jules Renard

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The sun's nearly level with the horizon, right behind his head, making this weird halo effect around his face—as if! I'm surprised he doesn't smell like brimstone. He probably has a red pitchfork and hides horns under his hair.

Jules Renard

In literature, there are only oxen. The biggest ones are the geniuses-the ones who toil eighteen hours a day without tiring.

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Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.

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The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead

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Style means the right word. The rest matters little.

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