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God forgives those who invent what they need.
Lillian Hellman
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Lillian Hellman
Age: 79 †
Born: 1905
Born: June 20
Died: 1984
Died: September 30
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Lillian Florence Hellman
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But success and failure are not true opposites, and they're not even in the same class. I mean, they're not even a couch and a chair.
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Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty.
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It doesn't pay well to fight for what we believe in.
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But maybe half a lie is worse than a real lie.
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You lose your manners when you're poor.
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If you are willing to take the punishment, you're halfway through the battle. That the issues may be trivial, the battle ugly, is another point.
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A man should be jailed for telling lies to the young.
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as one grows older, one realizes how little one knows about any relationship, or even about oneself.
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Guilt is often an excuse for not thinking.
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some people are democrats by choice, and some by necessity.
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Fear comes with middle age.
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The only good thing about [aging] is you're not dead.
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failure in the theater is more public, more brilliant, more unreal than in any other field.
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Fashions in sin change.
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Courtesy is breeding. Breeding is an excellent thing. Always remember that.
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