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Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions.

~A. E. Housman

Topics: Blunt Discrimination Dull Good Great Great Literature His Literature Mellow Must Opinions Perception Personal Reader Sharpen Should Some Though

Keywords: Always Everything You


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Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Converts Daily Dull Habit Luxurious Necessities

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I really cringe at the sight of pattypan squash. So pretty and cute and having no taste or exciting texture. Dull.

~Alex Guarnaschelli

Topics: Cringe Cute Dull Exciting Having Pretty Really Sight Squash Taste Texture

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Dull words are what make many bright sentences shine. They do not call attention to themselves.

~Alexandra Petri

Topics: Attention Bright Call Dull Make Many Sentences Shine Themselves Words

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They will wrest 'dull words' from my cold dead hands.

~Alexandra Petri

Topics: Cold Dead Dull Hands Will Words

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Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Bits Cut Drama Dull Life Out

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What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: Bits Cut Drama Dull Life Out

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History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

~Anatole France

Topics: Books Contain Dull Extremely History History Books Lies

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Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same.

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: Diversity Dull Everyone Life Our Pointless Same Strength Would

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I have a really, really, really normal family. And by normal I mean we're all nuts on some level. I think you've gotta be a little nuts to pursue any kind of creative job. I was also a really good kid. I know that sounds really dull, but I didn't rebel in the traditional sense.

~Anna Paquin

Topics: Also Any Creative Dull Family Good Gotta Job Kid Kind Know Level Little Mean Normal Nuts Pursue Really Rebel Sense Some Sounds Think Traditional You I Think

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