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"okay this entire part that véra read on tape is just irritating me because its so false as to be ridiculous! the man lavishes her with endless diminutives and then its just dry, lifeless facts, accounting records and gossip? either don't include this portion at all or put it in properly but don't put in Véra's watered down account of things - because its paper thin - tissue paper thin and i can't even bear reading" — Feb 19, 2015 12:00PM
"okay this entire part that véra read on tape is just irritating me because its so false as to be ridiculous! the man lavishes her with endless diminutives and then its just dry, lifeless facts, accounting records and gossip? either don't include this portion at all or put it in properly but don't put in Véra's watered down account of things - because its paper thin - tissue paper thin and i can't even bear reading" — Feb 19, 2015 12:00PM
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“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
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“You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're all singing, all dancing crap of the world.”
― Fight Club
― Fight Club
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In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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