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Timshel - thou mayest


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A man without words is a man without thought.

A man without words is a man without thought.



All great and precious things are lonely.

All great and precious things are lonely.



My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.

My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.



An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion.

An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion.



Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.

Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.



Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true.

Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true.



Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.

Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.



He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.

He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.



Courage and fear were one thing too.

Courage and fear were one thing too.



Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost.

Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost.





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She held up the pen and gave him a lazy grin. "It's a rose."He came close. "It's a pen." He tried to pluck it from her hand."You are seriously lacking in imagination.

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