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I wasn’t meant for reality, but life came and found me.


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The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!

The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!



Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn't what we see but what we are.

Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn't what we see but what we are.



My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.

My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.



The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.

The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.



We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.



There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.

There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.



Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.

Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.



I am nothing. I'll never be anything. I couldn't want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.

I am nothing. I'll never be anything. I couldn't want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.



It's been a long time since I've been me.

It's been a long time since I've been me.



I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.

I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.





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A gun. I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought.



The virtuous man takes the middle road between the two extremes, making a point of being respectful of his own ideas without changing his personality or style.

The virtuous man takes the middle road between the two extremes, making a point of being respectful of his own ideas without changing his personality or style.



In winter the very ground seemed to reach up and grab the elderly, yanking them to earth as though hungry for them.

In winter the very ground seemed to reach up and grab the elderly, yanking them to earth as though hungry for them.



For him, the kampung was a place to live and work that was based on a steadfast and intimate relationship between man and nature. The village was a true reflection of life in the tropics.

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I am generally a very happy and easygoing person. I also believe it's always better to meet people with a smile rather than looking cold, especially when you first meet. It changes everything.

I am generally a very happy and easygoing person. I also believe it's always better to meet people with a smile rather than looking cold, especially when you first meet. It changes everything.



The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president, it should be helping us to produce smarter students.

The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president, it should be helping us to produce smarter students.



The more I know, the less I understand

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America is just so imperative that we have the right justices.

America is just so imperative that we have the right justices.



There is a limit to how much you can cut but there is no limit to how much you can earn.

There is a limit to how much you can cut but there is no limit to how much you can earn.



I did not criticize the Central Bank's position.

I did not criticize the Central Bank's position.




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