The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent. - Stendhal - Quotesmemo.com

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Fear can't hurt you," she said. "When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.

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The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.

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If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us.

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Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained.

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A novel is a mirror which passes over a highway. Sometimes it reflects to your eyes the blue of the skies, at others the churned-up mud of the road.

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If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.

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Fear can't hurt you," she said. "When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.

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