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A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

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The Herbs ought to be distilled when they are in their greatest vigor, and so ought the Flowers also. ↗

— Nicholas Culpeper

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Don't use tap water to make your colloidal silver. Use pure distilled water only. And don't take very large dosages or strong concentrations for long periods of time. ↗

— Stan Jones

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I wonder what all those Chinese poets sound like in Chinese. I like their distilled quality. ↗

— Tom Verlaine

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Poetry is life distilled. ↗

— Gwendolyn Brooks

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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled. ↗

— Ovid

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Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me. ↗

— Jamie Lee Curtis

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Call things by their right names - Glass of brandy and water! That is the current, but not the appropriate name; ask for a glass of liquid fire and distilled damnation. ↗

— Robert Hall

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I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results. ↗

— Florence Nightingale

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A proverb is much matter distilled into few words. ↗

— R. Buckminster Fuller

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