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God doesn't know things. He is things.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: God He Know Things

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Having achieved and accomplished love... man... has become himself, his tale is told.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: Accomplished Achieved Become Having Himself His Love Man Tale

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The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a finer morality for a grosser one.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: Always Artist Contrary Finer He Immorality Morality On The Contrary Substitute True True Artist

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California is a queer place in a way, it has turned its back on the world, and looks into the void Pacific. It is absolutely selfish, very empty, but not false, and at least, not full of false effort.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: Absolutely Back California Effort Empty False Full Least Looks Pacific Place Queer Selfish Turned Very Void Way World

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The American grips himself, at the very sources of his consciousness, in a grip of care: and then, to so much of the rest of life, is indifferent. Whereas, the European hasn't got so much care in him, so he cares much more for life and living.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: American Care Cares Consciousness European Got Grip Grips He Him Himself His Indifferent Life Living More Much Rest Sources Then Very Whereas

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The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: Alexander Columbus Conquer Discover Great History Inside Joy Mere Nations Need Neither Nor Oneself Only Question Struggle Work

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It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: Being Blind Craving Created Creating Driving Forcing God Had Him Humor Man Must Performance Poets Posture Quite Reasonable Ridiculous Said Sense Sense Of Humor Sinister Some Take True Who

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The novel is the highest form of human expression so far attained. Why? Because it is so incapable of the absolute.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: Absolute Attained Because Expression Far Form Highest Highest Form Human Incapable Novel Why

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Don't be on the side of the angels, it's too lowering.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: Angels Lowering Side Too

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There is no such thing as liberty. You only change one sort of domination for another. All we can do is to choose our master.

~D. H. Lawrence

Topics: Another Change Choose Domination Liberty Master Only Our Sort Thing You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: September 11th, 1885

Died: March 2nd, 1930

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