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I was surrounded by nature and trying to come to terms with this blissful nature versus the inhumane mentality of war. People were being deluded by someone using the word peace. Thurston Moore
In all aspects of life, we take on a part and an appearance to seem to be what we wish to be--and thus the world is merely composed of actors. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Whether we like it or not, the one justification for the existence of all religions is death, they need death as much as we need bread to eat. Jose Saramago
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No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys. Douglas Horton
A bore is a vacuum cleaner of society, sucking up everything and giving nothing. Bores are always eager to be seen talking to you. Elsa Maxwell
Anna Chlumsky quote: "I guess it's nice to know I still resonate in people's minds."
I guess it's nice to know I still resonate in people's minds. Anna Chlumsky
To be frank with you, Melchior, I have almost the same feeling since I read your explanation.——It fell at my feet during the first vacation days. I was startled. I fastened the door and flew through the flaming lines as a frightened owl flies through a burning wood——I believe I read most of it with my eyes shut. Frank Wedekind
If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high you'd laugh and say nothing that simple, but you've been told many times before messiah's point you to the door though no one's got the guts to leave the temple. Pete Townshend
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Ne pokuavam zamisliti nekog osobnog Boga; dovoljno je stajati sastrahopotovanjem pred ustrojstvom svijeta i iskusiti ga onoliko kolikosu to naa nedostatna osjetila u stanju. Albert Einstein
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War is a matter not so much of arms as of money. Thucydides
Charles Churchill quote: "Genius is independent of situation."
Genius is independent of situation. Charles Churchill
I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in the place of clear, vivid writing. But at least I knew how to spell, which seems to be a rarity these days. Dick Schaap