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“Two o’clock already! High time for a woman of letters who has turned out badly to go to sleep.”
― The Vagabond
― The Vagabond
“War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle; therefore they take boys from one village and another village; stick them into uniforms, equip them with guns, and let them loose like wild beasts against each other.”
― Anarchism and Other Essays
― Anarchism and Other Essays
“There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
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“For the most part people went about their business with an entirely irresponsible confidence in the stability of the universe.”
― The New Machiavelli
― The New Machiavelli
“My God, I thought with sudden vehemence, so you really are. There are proofs of your existence. I have forgotten them all and never even wanted any, for what a huge obligation would lie in the certainty of you.”
― The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
― The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
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