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I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.

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Journalism: an ability to meet the challenge of filling the space.

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Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.

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There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.

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A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go over the dark places of life, cutting away the dead things men tell us to revere.

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It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster.

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All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears.

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It is the soul's duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion.

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God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.

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It is sometimes very hard to tell the difference between history and the smell of skunk.

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Author

Born: December 21st, 1892

Died: March 15th, 1983

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