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""I wear silk-the cover to uncover-because silk is what I want you to think of. But I dislike the cloth. It is too stern"...the blood runs underground yet brings forth a tower." — Feb 11, 2026 09:06PM
""I wear silk-the cover to uncover-because silk is what I want you to think of. But I dislike the cloth. It is too stern"...the blood runs underground yet brings forth a tower." — Feb 11, 2026 09:06PM
“Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.”
― Ulysses
― Ulysses
“You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style.”
― Lolita
― Lolita
“I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices.”
― Emile, or On Education
― Emile, or On Education
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
― Mother Night
― Mother Night
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
― Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings
― Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings
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