Thread: Notable quotes, excerpts, and profound lines.
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Old 05-29-2010, 08:21 AM   #58
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Originally Posted by BenG View Post
“Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.”
- the Irish poet James Stephens
That reminds me of two quotations:

.....Immortality. I notice that as soon as writers broach this question they begin to quote. I hate quotation. Tell me what you know.
..........— Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), US essayist & poet. Journal (May 1849). NOTE: 10,000 websites to the contrary, Emerson, to my knowledge, never said, "I hate quotations," or "I hate quotes." He was speaking on the topic of immortality. Personally, I love quotations, especially about immortality; since I know nothing about it.

The other is from possible my favorite book of the Bible, Ecclesiastes.

.....Only that shall happen Which has happened, Only that occur Which has occurred; There is nothing new Beneath the sun!
..........— Ecclesiastes chapter 1 verse 9, TaNaKh, Jewish Publication Society, 1985.
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