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The Landmark Julius Caesar: The Complete Works

by Gaius Julius Caesar

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The Decameron

by Giovanni Boccaccio

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War with the Newts by Karel Čapek

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That evening marked the start of Captain J. van Toch’s eccentricity.

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“What does it mean, anyway, to 'retract' what you've said? How can anyone state categorically that a thought he once had is no longer valid? In modern times a thought can be refuted, yes, but not retracted. (p. 179)”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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“What is a sensitive person?” said the Cracker to the Roman Candle. “A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people’s toes,” answered the Roman Candle in a low whisper; and the Cracker nearly exploded with laughter.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Tales

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“If she couldn't love her fourteen-year-old schoolboy, she could at least love cubism. p. 91”
― Milan Kundera

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“Behind Communism, Fascism, behind all occupations and invasions lurks a more basic, pervasive evil, and that the image of that evil was a parade of people marching by with raised fists and shouting syllables in unison. p. 100”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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“People always seem to band together in accordance to a principle that has nothing to do with love, a principle that releases them from personal responsibility”
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

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