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Reality is the only word in the English language that should always be used in quotes.

Reality is the only word in the English language that should always be used in quotes.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

I need no dictionary of quotations to remind me that the eyes are the windows of the soul

I need no dictionary of quotations to remind me that the eyes are the windows of the soul

With all deference to Chairman Mao and other authors whose quotations derive from longer works, it seemed that I was more

With all deference to Chairman Mao and other authors whose quotations derive from longer works, it seemed that I was becoming the world's first writer of self-contained ready-made quotations

I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right more

I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.

An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.

An apt quotation is like a lamp which flings its light over the whole sentence.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said

The teachings of elegant sayings should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift of words of wisdom, any more

The teachings of elegant sayings should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift of words of wisdom, any price will be paid.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.