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“Earning money is not the sole objective of life or education. A community of any quality should have a whole range of skills and interests. They should paint, write, perform, visit art galleries and enjoy world-class concerts. Only then will they form a vibrant, rounded, interesting community.”

“There is time, and there is beyond time. History belongs to time, but truth belongs to what is beyond time. In writing of things as they should have been, you are letting truth into history. You are the word of God.”

Should Writing Has Beens Truth Is Should Have Word Of God Should Have Been

Book:The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

Source: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

“Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.”

Should Writing Should Have Mental Health Worthy Dull Massive Drag

Author:Caitlin Moran

“For a while, I felt a little self-impelled to write Lou Reed Kind of songs. I should have understood that a Lou Reed song was anything I wanted to write about.”

Should Writing Kind Littles Self Wanted Song Felt Understood Should Have Reeds

Author:Lou Reed

“People complain of the unequal distribution of wealth [but it is a far greater] injustice that any one man should have the power to write so many brilliant essays... There is no one who writes like [Thomas Huxley].”

People Thinking Men Should Writing Wealth Greater Should Have Injustice Brilliant Complaining One Man Essays Distribution Huxley Distribution Of Wealth

Author:Charles Darwin

“After the success of 'August,' there were people saying I should change my life. And maybe I should have bought a yacht and traveled the world instead of returning to Steppenwolf to act in and write plays. But I'm from the Midwest, and that's what we do: We go back to work.”

People World Should Writing Play Should Have Traveled August Back To Work Midwest Changing My Life Yacht Steppenwolf

Author:Tracy Letts

“I am writing Parsifal only for my wife - if I had to depend on the German spirit, I should have nothing more to say.”

Ifs Should Writing Spirit Wife Depends Should Have My Wife

Book:Wagner's Parsifal: The Journey of a Soul : Complete German Text with Original Stage Directions

Source: Wagner's Parsifal: The Journey of a Soul : Complete German Text with Original Stage Directions