"The secret is not to betray your ignorance. Just maneuver, avoid the quicksands and obstacles, and the rest can be found in a dictionary."
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"In fact living is dying."
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"The glasses were half full, which meant that the guests were completely so"
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"Those men, those of former times, had soul and eyes that in no way resemble ours, and in their veins, along with their blood, flowed something that has disappeared: love and admiration for the Beautiful."
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"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"
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