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“Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”
― Blood Wedding and Yerma
― Blood Wedding and Yerma
“He who has seen the misery of man only has seen nothing, he must see the misery of woman; he who has seen the misery of woman only has seen nothing, he must see the misery of childhood.”
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“Those who preach god, need god
Those who preach peace do not have peace
Those who preach love do not have love”
― The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966
Those who preach peace do not have peace
Those who preach love do not have love”
― The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966
“Distance might not solve anything, no matter how far you run.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
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