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But all years are stupid. It’s only when they’re over that they become interesting.

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Consequently they demand of their beloved the same intensity of thought as they have for her, otherwise they feel betrayed.

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Death is repose, but the thought of death disturbs all repose.

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Don’t mix wine and women.

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Generations do not age. Every youth of any period, any civilization, has the same possibilities as always.

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Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else’s body.

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How can you have confidence in a woman who will not risk entrusting her whole life to you, day and night?

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Human imagination is immensely poorer than reality.

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I spent the whole evening sitting before a mirror to keep myself company.

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I thought of how many places there are in the world that belong in this way to someone, who has it in his blood beyond anyone else’s understanding.

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