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“Smallpox is natural; vaccine ain't.”

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Ogden Nash was an American poet known for his witty and humorous poetry. His works are characterized by their clever wordplay and satire, and have been beloved by readers. more

“Art is the closest you can get to immortality, though it's a poor substitute - you're working for people not yet born - and people want it because it is brilliant. It ends up in museums anyway; the rich have to give it back to the people, it's their only option. There are no pockets in a shroud.”

People Want Giving Art Ends Born Poor Rich Art Is Brilliant Immortality Pockets Substitutes Museums Closest Shrouds

Author:Damien Hirst

“Love your material. Nothing frightens the inner critic more than the writer who loves her work. The writer who is enamored of her material forgets all about censoring herself. She doesn't stop to wonder if her book is any good, or who will publish it, or what people will think. She writes in a trance, losing track of time, hearing only her characters in her head.”

People Ifs Thinking Writing Book Character Forget Wonder Love You Materials Losing Critics Track Hearing Publish Trance Enamored Censoring

Author:Allegra Goodman

“I'm not trying to climb a ladder - I'm casting a bit of a net.”

Trying Bits Climbs Casting Ladders

Author:Neil Patrick Harris

“Saints are only sinners who keep trying.”

Trying Saint Sinner Keep Trying

Author:Mother Teresa

“Death is for a long time. Those of shallow thought say that it is forever. There is, at least, a long night of it. There is the forgetfulness and the loss of identity. The spirit, even as the body, is unstrung and burst and scattered. One goes down to death, and it leaves a mark on one forever.”

Long Body Spirit Night Loss Forever Identity Long Time Mark Shallow Forgetfulness Long Nights Loss Of Identity

Author:R. A. Lafferty

“Effort is the key in the relative; effortlessness is the key to the Absolute.”

Effort Keys Absolutes Relative

Book:Celebrating Silence

Source: Celebrating Silence

“To whatever degree we are alert, aware, to that degree we are living”

Degrees

Author:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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