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Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.
Irving Stone
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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him.
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The brooding is better than the joy because even if the heart fills with happiness, it still mourns.
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Reading is a stouthearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness.
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The real artist while he paints does not think of the sale, only of the need to make a beautiful living thing.
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One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.
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He had always loved God. In his darkest hours he cried out, God did not create us to abandon us.
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Who wants to do good in this world must deny oneself. A man does not live on this Earth to be happy or to be honest only - he has to do great things for humanity, achieve the generosity of the spirit and rise above the banality where most of the people are drowning and wasting their days.
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We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.
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Morality is similar to religion - it is a somniferous drug which blinds people from seeing the squalor of their lives.
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An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it.
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Story writers say that love is concerned only with young people, and the excitement and glamour of romance end at the altar. How blind they are. The best romance is inside marriage the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.
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