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But in modern war you

But in modern war you will die like a dog for no good reason.
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In order to write about

In order to write about life, first you must live it!
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Live life to the fullest.

Live life to the fullest.
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Grace under Pressure.

Grace under Pressure.
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Humility is not disgraceful, and

Humility is not disgraceful, and carries no loss of true pride.
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Write drunk; edit sober.

Write drunk; edit sober.
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All the critics who could

All the critics who could not make their reputations by discovering you are hoping to make them by predicting hopefully your approaching impotence, failure and general drying up of natural juices. Not a one will wish you luck or hope that you will keep on writing unless you have political affiliations in which case these will rally around and speak of you and Homer, Balzac, Zola and Link Steffens.
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I've seen a lot of

I've seen a lot of patriots and they all died just like anybody else if it hurt bad enough and once they were dead their patriotism was only good for legends; it was bad for their prose and made them write bad poetry. If you are going to be a great patriot i.e. loyal to any existing order of government (not one who wishes to destroy the existing for something better) you want to be killed early if your life and works won't stink.
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The hardest thing to do

The hardest thing to do is to write straight honest prose on human beings. First you have to know the subject; then you have to know how to write. Both take a lifetime to learn, and anybody is cheating who takes politics as a way out. All the outs are too easy, and the thing itself is too hard to do.
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I know now that there

I know now that there is no one thing that is true -- it is all true.
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