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Realism is a corruption of reality.


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True villains are extremely photogenic.

True villains are extremely photogenic.



All the great things have been denied and we live in an intricacy of new and local mythologies, political, economic, poetic, which are asserted with an ever-enlarging incoherence.

All the great things have been denied and we live in an intricacy of new and local mythologies, political, economic, poetic, which are asserted with an ever-enlarging incoherence.



The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening.

The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening.



The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

The summer night is like a perfection of thought.



The imagination is one of the forces of nature.

The imagination is one of the forces of nature.



Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.



The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.



The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.

The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it.



I do not know which to prefer - The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling Or just after.

I do not know which to prefer - The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling Or just after.



It is not everyday that the world arranges itself into a poem.

It is not everyday that the world arranges itself into a poem.





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A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.



Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of sisters?

Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of sisters?



Some people might say that I think too highly of you just because I worship the water you walk on.

Some people might say that I think too highly of you just because I worship the water you walk on.



It's always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it's always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades.

It's always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it's always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades.



Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life.

Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life.



I like when people wear a WWJD bracelet, because it's like an example of the first thing Jesus wouldn't do, probably.

I like when people wear a WWJD bracelet, because it's like an example of the first thing Jesus wouldn't do, probably.



Make others happy, and you will be happy yourself.

Make others happy, and you will be happy yourself.



Say goodbye to the age-old stereotypes of seduction. Seductive, but not a seductress, a woman wears a scent to reveal her personality.

Say goodbye to the age-old stereotypes of seduction. Seductive, but not a seductress, a woman wears a scent to reveal her personality.



The best thing for being sad, is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails ... Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.

The best thing for being sad, is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails ... Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.



Mexican people are very warm and friendly. I was able to adjust and adapt the new environment. They are very kind and helpful.

Mexican people are very warm and friendly. I was able to adjust and adapt the new environment. They are very kind and helpful.




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