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"That which we remember of our conduct is ignored by our closest neighbour; but that which we have forgotten having said, or even what we never said, will cause laughter even into the next world."
"Most of the time one night blends into the next and weeks blend into weeks and months into other months. And sooner or later we all die. But at the beginning of the night anything’s possible."
"That's my favorite thing about him. I like to lie next to him when it's late, dark, and so quiet I can hear my own heartbeat. It's times like that when I'm sure that I'm in love."
"I don't do rewrites. I put all the pages in a pile next to the typewriter."
"I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President."
"We're always looking for the Big Love, the Big High, the next Big Thing to happen. We miss what's in front of us."
"I wasn't particularly afraid of death itself. As Shakespeare said, die this year and you don't have to die the next."
"I never made any plan before writing, however I succeeded. I enjoyed writing with excitement ,"what happen on the next page?""
"I have goals that I want to reach, but you can never plan what's going to happen next."
"You can rave about Stravinsky without the slightest risk of being classified as a lunatic by the next generation ."
"The next time a prostitute solicits your business, ask for the clergyman's rate."
"You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead."
"Alfred: Hmf. I suppose you'll take up flying next, like that fellow in Metropolis."
"A politician thinks about the next elections - the statesman thinks about the next generations."
"One painful duty fulfilled makes the next plainer and easier."
"The least I can give them is the best they can get from me. What's the good of drawing in the next breath if all you do is let it out and draw in another?"
"What's the good of drawing in the next breath if all you do is let it out and draw in another?"
"Whenever my life came to a halt, the questions would arise: Why? And what next?"
"The most important business of one generation is the raising of the next generation. Nothing else you do in life will be as deeply satisfying."
"We are learning to do a great many clever things. The next great task will be to learn not to do them."
