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Salman Rushdie quote: "A figure of speech is a shifty thing; it can be twisted or it..."

A figure of speech is a shifty thing; it can be twisted or it can be straight.

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All the same I keep on looking for someone incomprehensible who won't understand me either, because I have a terrible thirst for brotherhood Romain Gary
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I can't think of any sentiment which is finer than being in a position to give people something they like. I love giving, I am rather embarrassed at receiving. Trevor McDonald
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You know, it was just another presentation of my work, and a funny one, because the cards are quite different from the normal Tarot deck, no? H. R. Giger