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In every deed of mischief he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute. Edward Gibbon
Heart Every Resolve Mischief Had He Head Execute Hand Contrive Deed
We have seen Indians in immense numbers, and all those on this coast of the Pacific contrive to make a good subsistence on various seeds, and by fishing. Junipero Serra
Good Seen Those Immense Indians Seeds Various Make Fishing Contrive Subsistence Pacific Coast Numbers
I don't know how to write a novel in the world of cellphones. I don't know how to write a novel in the world of Google, in which all factual information is available to all characters. So I have to stand on my head to contrive a plot in which the characters lose their cellphone and are separated from technology. Ann Patchett
Technology World Google Lose Plot Characters Write Factual Head Know How Contrive Information Which Available Separated Stand Novel
I don't think you can contrive any sound. George Shearing
You Think Sound Contrive Any
I have a severe Google Reader habit. I think people will use blog forms and Twitter to contrive fiction. Patrick Nielsen Hayden
People Will Google Think Twitter Severe Habit Reader Blog Contrive Fiction Forms Use
The actual writing of a song usually comes in the form of a realisation. I can't contrive a song. Gene Clark
Song Writing Contrive Form Realisation Actual
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