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Joyce Cary Quotes: An old mans memories, like his bones, grow sharp with age and show their true shapes.
         

An old mans memories, like his bones, grow sharp with age and show their true shapes.


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Of all things I find most unbearable is the injustice of one generation to another.



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All art is bad, but modern art is the worst.



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To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. And easier. Because it's true. It's a new world every heart beat.



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