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Leyla
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“Rocks in my path? I keep them all. With them I shall build my castle.”
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“When all by myself, I can think of all kinds of clever remarks, quick comebacks to what no one said, and flashes of witty sociability with nobody. But all of this vanishes when I face someone in the flesh: I lose my intelligence, I can no longer speak, and after half an hour I just feel tired. Talking to people makes me feel like sleeping. Only my ghostly and imaginary friends, only the conversations I have in my dreams, are genuinely real and substantial.”
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“I know an alcoholic is the worse, but sometimes I wonder if it's better to have a drinking father that lives at home, or a drinking father, that never comes around.”
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“The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!”
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“No doctor knows everything. There's a reason why it's called "practising" medicine.”
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