American - Novelist | April 11, 1908 - February 19, 1997
Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.
Leo Rosten
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Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.
CommunicationGodMeMouthWhyTalk
Extremists think 'communication' means agreeing with them.
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We see things as we are, not as they are.
BrainySeeThings
Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.
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I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
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Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.
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A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood.
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Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.
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Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable.
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I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.
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If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.
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