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W. H. Auden Quotes: We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
         

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.


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No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.



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The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.





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