A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

—Paul Valéry

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The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

—Paul Valéry

At times I think and at times I am.

—Paul Valéry

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

—Paul Valéry

A man is infinitely more complicated than his thoughts.

—Paul Valéry

What others think of us would be of little moment did it not, when known, so deeply tinge what we think of ourselves.

—Paul Valéry

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A major problem in the development of Elias Howe's sewing machine was the location of the eye of the needle. The inventor was rapidly running out of money and ideas when one night he had a peculiar dream. He was being led to his execution for failing to design a sewing machine for the king of a strange country. He was surrounded by guards, all of whom carried spears that were pierced near the head. Realizing instantly that this was the solution to his problem, Howe woke up and rushed straight to his workshop. By nine o'clock that morning, the design of the first sewing machine was well on the way to completion.

—Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes

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An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

—Paul Valéry

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If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly.

—William Shakespeare

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Love's about finding the one person who makes your heart complete. Who makes you a better person than you ever dreamed you could be.

—Julia Quinn in The Viscount Who Loved Me

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A painting that is well composed is half finished.

—Pierre Bonnard

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