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The Dictionary of Lost Words

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You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro

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“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

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“I think that cars today are almost the exact equivalent of the great Gothic cathedrals; I mean the supreme creation of an era, conceived with passion by unknown artists, and consumed in image if not in usage by a whole population which appropriates them as a purely magical object.”
― Roland Barthes, Mythologies

tags: artists, cars, cathedral, creation, gothic, imagery, magical, unknown

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“Dis die opgesmukte weergawe van die waarheid wat mense wil hê, nie harde feite nie.”
― Gerda Taljaard, Die laksman se dogter

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“If there are gods to listen, they are monstrous gods, who torment us for their sport. Who else would make a world like this, so full of bondage, blood, and pain?”
― George R.R. Martin, The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister

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“I have never liked you, Cersei, but you were my own sister, so I never did you harm. You’ve ended that. I will hurt you for this. I don’t know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think you are safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you’ll know the debt is paid.—A Clash of Kings”
― George R.R. Martin, The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister

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