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“It takes years to build up, it takes moments to destroy.”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“Life's no piece of cake, mind you, but the recipe's my own to fool with.”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“La souffrance physique on la subit, la souffrance morale on la choisit.”
― Oscar et la dame rose
― Oscar et la dame rose
“I've always liked libraries. They're quiet and full of books and full of knowledge.”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“That's wrong," she declared. "Everyone must have one thing that they can excel at. It's just a matter of drawing it out, isn't it? But school doesn't know how to draw it out. It crushes the gift. It's no wonder most people never get to be what they want to be. They just get ground down.”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
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