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We make a mistake to condescend to the past as if it were preparatory to our own time.

We make a mistake to condescend to the past as if it were preparatory to our own time.

E. L. Doctorow (1994). “Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution: Selected Essays, 1977-1992”, Perennial

If you believe that you will believe anything.

Attributed reply to a gentleman who accosted him in the street saying, 'Mr. Jones, I believe?'

I'm not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I'm not going to back down.

"How to Drake It in America" by Michael Paterniti, www.gq.com. June 18, 2013.

If you talk to most people under 30, they don't read a newspaper.

"Iraq war did more harm than good, says Douglas Alexander". Interview with Andrew Sparrow, www.theguardian.com. February 14, 2013.

If everyone knew exactly what I was going to say, then there would be no point in my saying it, would there?

Douglas Adams (2016). “Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul”, p.32, Simon and Schuster

He inched his way up the corridor as if he would rather be yarding his way down it, which was true.

Douglas Adams (2010). “The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy”, p.453, Del Rey

There's nothing you can't prove if your outlook is only sufficiently limited.

Dorothy L. Sayers (2012). “Whose Body?”, p.46, Courier Corporation

If it looks right, it is right.

Dorothy Draper (1968). “365 Shortcuts to Home Decorating”

If we were to put into practice what we know ... but that is the point.

Doris Lessing (2013). “Prisons We Choose to Live Inside”, p.5, Harper Collins

If I'm going to lose, I'd rather lose on my own accord.

"Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

If you have clutter, you're richer than you think!

Donna Smallin (2014). “Clear the Clutter, Find Happiness: One-Minute Tips for Decluttering and Refreshing Your Home and Your Life”, p.65, Storey Publishing