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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
― George Carlin

“Why should you believe your eyes? You were given eyes to see with, not to believe with. Your eyes can see the mirage, the hallucination as easily as the actual scenery.”
― Ward Moore, Bring the Jubilee

“Maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn. And that's why they're here. You'll have that gift forever.”
― Danielle Steel, The Gift

“When will you learn that there isn't a word for everything?”
― Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

“Thank God for books as an alternative to conversation.”
― W.H. Auden

“We look up at the same stars and see such different things.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords