"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men."
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"A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.“
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"There's no love more intense than the love we have for our kids - and where there is intense love, there is also intense fear lurking beneath the surface."
-Arianna Huffington
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"You don't have to do everything by the time you're 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. It's what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear."
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"Don't fear anything for your letters, they are burnt one by one and I hope you do the same with mine."
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"I think, however, that so long as our present economic and national systems continue, scientific research has little to fear."
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-Lionel Richie
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