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Banish business, banish sorrow. To the gods belongs tomorrow.

Belongs Banish Sorrow Business
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Ere I descend to th' grave, May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, and many books.

Books Few Friends Garden
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Be kind and considerate with your criticism. It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.

Good Write Kind Book
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For men led by the Colour, and the Shape, Like Zeuxes Birds fly to the painted Grape; Some things do through our Judgment pass As through a Multiplying Glass. And sometimes, if the Object be too far, We take a Falling Meteor for a Star.

Star Far Shape Falling
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For the whole world, without a native home, Is nothing but a prison of larger room.

Room Prison World Native
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Enjoy the present hour, Be thankful for the past, And neither fear nor wish Th' approaches of the last.

Hour Last Wish Past
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Stones of small worth may lie unseen by day, But night itself does the rich gem betray.

Betray Rich Night Small
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There have been fewer friends on earth than kings.
Kings Fewer Earth Been
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I would not fear nor wish my fate, but boldly say each night, to-morrow let my sun his beams display, or in clouds hide them; I have lived today.

Clouds Display Fear Wish
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Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find: Occasion once past by, is bald behind.

Once Bald Past Slip
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Nothing in Nature's sober found, But an eternal Health goes round. Fill up the Bowl then, fill it high-- Fill all the Glasses there; for why Should every Creature Drink but I? Why, Man of Morals, tell me why?

Creature Morals Drink Nature
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Poets by Death are conquer'd but the wit Of poets triumphs over it.

Over Death Poets Triumphs
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Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.

Because Ignores Most People
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I don't like writing essays or theory.
Essays Like Theory Writing
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I want to speak, to sing to total strangers. It's my way of talking to the world.

Sing Speak Strangers Talking
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Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry.

Around Audience Commercial Ideal
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Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative.

Best Different First More
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I use the language I use to my friends. They wouldn't believe me if I used some high-flown literary language. I want them to believe me.

Believe Friends Language Literary
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The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.
Biggest Books Critics Never
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I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.

About Anything Bizarre Characters
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Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely?

Does Five Hours Minutes
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The husbands, who sometimes have another family who's grown, are going, Now I can spend time with my baby. Oh yeah, I bet your other family is really thrilled.

Another Baby Bet Family
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I think I'm a born storyteller. Inspiration is all around me. I can read a newspaper article and come up with an idea for a book.

All-Around Around Article Book
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I don't believe in writing anything that I don't know about or haven't researched about personally. I like to transport the reader to places, and in order to do that I have to do the research.

About Anything Believe Know
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I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right away and became an instant bestseller. One male critic called it the most shocking book he ever read.

About Accepted Away Became
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I am still shocking people today, and I don't know why. Is it because I'm a woman talking about sex and men? One magazine said that no one writes sex in the back of a Bentley better than Jackie Collins.

About Am Back Because
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I really fall in love with my characters, even the bad ones. I love getting together with them. They tell me what to do; they take me on a wild and wonderful trip.

Bad Bad Ones Characters Even
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I write synopses after the book is completed. I can't write it beforehand, because I don't know what the book's about. I invent something for my publisher because he asks for one, but the final book ends up very differently.

About After Ask Because
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I write about the American dream: if you set your mind to do something, you can do it. My fans know they're getting the real thing.

About American American Dream Dream
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I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.

Baby Books Both Each
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I managed to take a family trip to the Bahamas and it was quite lovely.

Bahamas Family Lovely Quite
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Ideas are all around me. If I wasn't interested in them myself, I don't think anyone else would be either.

All-Around Anyone Anyone Else Around
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Authors change publishers because it's like being married for a long time and suddenly you want to go out and have a wild affair! No, not seriously, sometimes the deal is more interesting with a new publisher, and other times they have more enthusiasm for your books.

Affair Authors Because Being
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I have considered rap music stars, and there is one in my new book, Lovers and Players, and there is also a hip-hop music mogul who I think you will like a lot.

Also Book Considered Hip-Hop
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All of my books have the potential to become movies, it's just a question of finding a studio who wants to get behind me and put up the money to make the movie.

Become Behind Books Finding
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You've got your hands full if you have three children under 2 years old.
Children Full Got Hands
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If you want to achieve your dreams, you must follow them, and the best way to follow them is not to think about wanting to be very rich, but to think about doing something that you really want to do.

About Achieve Best Best Way
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Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about.

About Know Must Passion
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Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.

About Copy Done First
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My weakness is wearing too much leopard print.
Leopard Much Print Too
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People are intrigued by fame, power and wealth and I think Hollywood is the only place where you get all three together.

Fame Get Hollywood I Think
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I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can basically write about anybody without getting caught.

About Anybody Basically Caught
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Procrastination is the thief of time.

Procrastination Thief Time
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Tomorrow is a satire on today, And shows its weakness.

Weakness Shows Satire Today
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By all means use some time to be alone.

Alone Means Some Time
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The man that blushes is not quite a brute.

Blush Brute Man Quite
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How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

Take Brighten Flight How
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The man that makes a character, makes foes.

Character Foes Makes Man
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A friend is worth all hazards we can run.
Friend Hazards Run Worth
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Friendship's the wine of life: but friendship new... is neither strong nor pure.

Friendship Life Neither New
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