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When queer activists appropriated the word ‘gay’ from its traditional meaning of ‘happy’, they achieved their goal of simultaneously increasing gayness and decreasing happiness.
“He had the reputation for being stupid, and I see no reason for altering this common judgment.”
― Julian
― Julian
“On the throne of the world, any delusion can become fact.”
― Julian
― Julian
“The feeling of pity in others is very difficult for a man to bear, and it is hardest of all when the pity is deserved.”
― The Wild Ass's Skin
― The Wild Ass's Skin
“He looked like some plant bleached by darkness.”
― The Wild Ass's Skin
― The Wild Ass's Skin
“A court is the most depressing place on earth. Wherever there is a throne, one may observe in rich detail every folly and wickedness of which man is capable, enameled with manners and gilded with hypocrisy.”
― Julian
― Julian
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