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Madness such as this, its like trying to stop a fire with the moisture from a kiss


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Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.



Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it's meaningless.

Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it's meaningless.



Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.

Whoever gives nothing, has nothing. The greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love.



Life is a sum of all your choices". So, what are you doing today?

Life is a sum of all your choices". So, what are you doing today?



The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation

The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being,Freedom from ambition,Creation



You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.



Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?

Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?



I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.



You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.



It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.

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How were we so lucky? Two people lost in a world only to find solace and companionship in someone just as fractured as they are. I think destiny has played a hand in our union.

How were we so lucky? Two people lost in a world only to find solace and companionship in someone just as fractured as they are. I think destiny has played a hand in our union.



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I'm not a party guy. I don't carouse very much.



There is, however, a strange, musty smell in the air that reminds me of something...hmm...yes...I've got it...there's a VMS nearby, or I'm a Blit.

There is, however, a strange, musty smell in the air that reminds me of something...hmm...yes...I've got it...there's a VMS nearby, or I'm a Blit.



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I have to accept my role. I will never kill myself like Vincent Van Gogh. Nor will I paint beautiful water lilies like Monet. I can't do that. I'm in the idiot role of being a kiddie book person.

I have to accept my role. I will never kill myself like Vincent Van Gogh. Nor will I paint beautiful water lilies like Monet. I can't do that. I'm in the idiot role of being a kiddie book person.



My legacy is in my family, not in my work. For me. I don't know about for other people. I try to forget a lot.

My legacy is in my family, not in my work. For me. I don't know about for other people. I try to forget a lot.



Stay away from Europe, stay away from Japan, Australia. If you go to the Western world, you're gonna pay more money. You can spend five months in Bali for what you'd spend in one month in Europe.

Stay away from Europe, stay away from Japan, Australia. If you go to the Western world, you're gonna pay more money. You can spend five months in Bali for what you'd spend in one month in Europe.



I learned a lot, investigative methodology - wise, from litigators - watching their process.

I learned a lot, investigative methodology - wise, from litigators - watching their process.




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