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In spite of such solemn claims, the synopsis that followed suggested that the story contained some vaguely sinister elements slowly marinated in saucy melodrama, which, to the eyes of Monsieur Roquefort, was always a plus: after the classics what he most enjoyed were tales of crime, boudoir intrigue, and questionable conduct.
Sometimes we think people are like lottery tickets, that they’re there to make our most absurd dreams come true.”
Time goes faster the more hollow it is. Lives with no meaning go straight past you, like trains that don’t stop at your station.
