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We all have these places where shy humiliations gambol on sunny afternoons.


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Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.



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All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.



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'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'



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Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.



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