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Through men ... you learn how the world is. Through women you learn what it is.


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Memory is like a dog that lies down where it pleases.

Memory is like a dog that lies down where it pleases.



The world is a never-ending cross-reference.

The world is a never-ending cross-reference.



She had nothing to do all day ... but did it with the greatest possible speed.

She had nothing to do all day ... but did it with the greatest possible speed.



I find it unbearable to need a body in order to exist.

I find it unbearable to need a body in order to exist.



Language is something you inherit, it's never just you doing the talking, which helps when you're pretending.

Language is something you inherit, it's never just you doing the talking, which helps when you're pretending.



I have never cared much for people. Most of them are cowards, conformists, muddleheads, moneygrubbers, and they infect each other.

I have never cared much for people. Most of them are cowards, conformists, muddleheads, moneygrubbers, and they infect each other.



As far as he could see, the world was moving, in an orderly capitalist fashion, toward a logical, perhaps provisional, perhaps permanent, end.

As far as he could see, the world was moving, in an orderly capitalist fashion, toward a logical, perhaps provisional, perhaps permanent, end.



Conversations consist for the most part of things one does not say.

Conversations consist for the most part of things one does not say.



Man is a sad mammal that combs its hair.

Man is a sad mammal that combs its hair.



I am a hindrance to the world, and the world is a hindrance to me.

I am a hindrance to the world, and the world is a hindrance to me.





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Ich werde stehen und warten.Ich werde müde werden.Ich werde nicht einschlafen.Ich werde sterben.

Ich werde stehen und warten.Ich werde müde werden.Ich werde nicht einschlafen.Ich werde sterben.



you’re so afraid of everyone pitying you that you’d rather nurture their contempt than accept their forgiveness"- Stacey Michaels

you’re so afraid of everyone pitying you that you’d rather nurture their contempt than accept their forgiveness"- Stacey Michaels



We live in a world of disposable memory, nothing's built to last, not even shame.

We live in a world of disposable memory, nothing's built to last, not even shame.



Six weeks after his death my father appeared to me in a dream... It was an unforgettable experience, and it forced me for the first time to think about life after death.

Six weeks after his death my father appeared to me in a dream... It was an unforgettable experience, and it forced me for the first time to think about life after death.



Mostly you meet friends when traveling by accident, like by sitting next to them on the train, or in a restaurant, or in a holding cell.

Mostly you meet friends when traveling by accident, like by sitting next to them on the train, or in a restaurant, or in a holding cell.



To me, a lot of what makes a good actor is not what a teacher tells you to do but how you respond when youre on your own.

To me, a lot of what makes a good actor is not what a teacher tells you to do but how you respond when youre on your own.



Why would you want to be politically correct when you can be right?

Why would you want to be politically correct when you can be right?



Those who constantly try to impress others will quickly depress themselves.

Those who constantly try to impress others will quickly depress themselves.



The only organized political party with a Christian vision of morality is the Libertarian Party.

The only organized political party with a Christian vision of morality is the Libertarian Party.



O, when she's angry, she is keen and shrewd! She was a vixen when she went to school; And though she be but little, she is fierce.

O, when she's angry, she is keen and shrewd! She was a vixen when she went to school; And though she be but little, she is fierce.




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