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John Updike quote: “Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being “somebody,” to be watched and listened to with extra interest, input ceases, and the performer goes blind and deaf in his overanimation. One can either see or be seen.”
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“Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being “somebody,” to be watched and listened to with extra interest, input ceases, and the performer goes blind and deaf in his overanimation. One can either see or be seen.”

John Updike (1932–2009) American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic

Source: Self-Consciousness : Memoirs (1989), Ch. 6

Ralph Smart quote: “You owe yourself the love that you so freely give to other people.”

“You owe yourself the love that you so freely give to other people.”

Ralph Smart

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Terry Pratchett quote: “This book was written using 100% recycled words.”
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“This book was written using 100% recycled words.”

Terry Pratchett book Wyrd Sisters

Source: Wyrd Sisters

Terry Pratchett quote: “Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.”
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“Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.”

Terry Pratchett book Small Gods

Source: Small Gods

Paracelsus quote: “What else is the help of medicine than love?”
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“What else is the help of medicine than love?”

Paracelsus (1493–1541) Swiss physician and alchemist

Paracelsus - Doctor of our Time (1992)

Theodor Herzl quote: “If you will it, it is no dream.”
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“If you will it, it is no dream.”

Theodor Herzl (1860–1904) Austro-Hungarian journalist and writer
Louisa May Alcott quote: “The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”
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“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.”

Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888) American novelist

Variant: The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.

Marco Polo quote: “You will hear it for yourself, and it will surely fill you with wonder.”
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“You will hear it for yourself, and it will surely fill you with wonder.”

Marco Polo (1254–1324) Venetian explorer and merchant noted for travel to central and eastern Asia

Source: The Travels