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Let us define 'man' as a poet perpetually conspiring against himself.


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The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time.

The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time.



A woman's best love letters are always written to the man she is betraying.

A woman's best love letters are always written to the man she is betraying.



Prohibitions create the desire they were intended to cure.

Prohibitions create the desire they were intended to cure.



Music is only love looking for words.

Music is only love looking for words.



Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.

Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.



We are all hunting for rational reasons for believing in the absurd.

We are all hunting for rational reasons for believing in the absurd.



To write a poem is like trying to catch a lizard without its tail falling off.

To write a poem is like trying to catch a lizard without its tail falling off.



It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.

It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.



Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will-whatever we may think.

Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will-whatever we may think.



Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.





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It didn't get into Sundance although I showed a rough cut which is a mistake to all filmmakers out there.

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Experts and specialists lead you quickly into chaos. They are a source of useless nit-picking, the ferocious quibble over a comma.

Experts and specialists lead you quickly into chaos. They are a source of useless nit-picking, the ferocious quibble over a comma.



The Hebrew Bible defines Judaism. It's certainly true that the Talmudic interpretations become authoritative and normative, but they are interpretations of the Hebrew Bible. So that is always there.

The Hebrew Bible defines Judaism. It's certainly true that the Talmudic interpretations become authoritative and normative, but they are interpretations of the Hebrew Bible. So that is always there.



While I made a splash, rappers came and passed But still I ask myself: how long does famous last?

While I made a splash, rappers came and passed But still I ask myself: how long does famous last?



By peace our condition has been improved in the pursuit of civilized life.

By peace our condition has been improved in the pursuit of civilized life.



Deeply saddened by the news of the terrorist attacks in central London, the Holy Father offers his fervent prayers for the victims and for all those who mourn.

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I blend in the backgroud. when I arive for lunch my friends are surprised i'm not already there.

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