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William Collins Quotes

William Collins Quotes & Quotations
Name:
William Collins
Type:
Poet
Nationality:
English
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    Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior. William-CollinsWilliam Collins
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    Beloved, till life can charm no more; And mourned, till Pity's self be dead. William-CollinsWilliam Collins
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    By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung. William-CollinsWilliam Collins
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    How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest! William-CollinsWilliam Collins
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    I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the reader's defenses so that I can more easily take him to something more. William-CollinsWilliam Collins
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    In numbers warmly pure and sweetly strong. William-CollinsWilliam Collins
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    Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing. William-CollinsWilliam Collins
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    When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can go wrong. It's like do-it-yourself dentistry. William-CollinsWilliam Collins
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    Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath. William-CollinsWilliam Collins