Quote #29878
I’m not running, and I’m not walking fast. I’m going where I need to...
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The basis for optimism is sheer terror.
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Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions...
Quote #31130
Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.
Quote #9926
Although the constant shadow of certain death looms over everyday, the pleasures and joys...
Quote #1428
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
Quote #11660
The best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or even heard, they must...
Quote #11477
Every civilization that has ever existed has ultimately collapsed.
Quote #9770
Why should I do anything for posterity? What has posterity ever done for me?
Quote #26289
Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or...