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People are able to live with only half a heart, to live without real compassion, because they are able to use words that are only forms.

— Angus Wilson

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All writers know aspects of life that they take very much for granted, that yet to their readers appear peculiar, special.

The Wild Garden (1963)

I have no concern for the common man except that he should not be so common.

No Laughing Matter (1967)

Life isn't just to be found, you have to work for it.

No Laughing Matter (1967)

Life can't be put on paper in all its complexity.

No Laughing Matter (1967)

The roots of art and play lie very close together.

No Laughing Matter (1967)

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