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Maigret et la Vieille Dame

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“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

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“Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
― Erica Jong

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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

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“The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.”
― V. S. Naipaul, In a Free State

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