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“The regime's political strategy depends on planting landmines throughout society. But the mine doesn't explode if you place your leg on it - it explodes when you remove your leg from it. The regime planted the land mines, then placed our legs on them so that if the regime goes, society will explode.”
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“The question of where Europe ends and Asia begins has troubled many people over the years, but here's a rule of thumb: if someone can pose as an expert on the country in question without knowledge of the relevant language, it's part of Asia.”
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“INTERVIEWER: Why are you working as a home security guard? Aren’t there things you’d like to do?
H.S. GUARD: There’s not really anything I’d like to do. I’m more hoping for the world to end quickly.”
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H.S. GUARD: There’s not really anything I’d like to do. I’m more hoping for the world to end quickly.”
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“What aristocratic writers are given by nature for nothing, commoners acquire at the cost of their youth”
― A Life in Letters
― A Life in Letters
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