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“The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten. The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has forgotten the words, so that I can talk to him?”
― The Book of Chuang Tzu
― The Book of Chuang Tzu
“They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more.”
― Waiting for Godot
― Waiting for Godot
“There's no lack of void.”
― Waiting for Godot
― Waiting for Godot
“Instead of committing suicide, people go to work.”
― Correction
― Correction
“Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that… Yes, yes, it's the most comical thing in the world. And we laugh, we laugh, with a will, in the beginning. But it's always the same thing. Yes, it's like the funny story we have heard too often, we still find it funny, but we don't laugh any more.”
― Endgame
― Endgame
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