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“When people concentrate on the idea of beauty, they are, without realizing it, confronted with the darkest thoughts that exist in this world. That, I suppose, is how human beings are made.”
― The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
― The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
“All history is present history in the sense that the concerns of the present are bound somehow to affect the way history is studied and written. All history is also personal, since it is impossible to avoid the influence of one's own opinions and prejudices on the selection and emphasis of one's historical material.”
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“I've got the guts to die. What I want to know is, have you got the guts to live?”
― Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
― Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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