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I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.

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All morons hate it when you call them a moron.

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How do you know you're going to do something, untill you do it?

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There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy.

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How long should a man's legs be? Long enough to touch the ground.

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They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain. They acted more like they knew they were celebrities and all. I mean they were good, but they were too good.

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Its really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs.

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An artist's only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else's.

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It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.

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I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and my own pleasure.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: January 1st, 1919

Died: January 27th, 2010

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