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Mr. James
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""Why doesn't my father come? Doesn't he know it is time he was stabbed to death? I suppose he expects me to go for him..." -- NG" — Jan 09, 2026 12:15AM
""Why doesn't my father come? Doesn't he know it is time he was stabbed to death? I suppose he expects me to go for him..." -- NG" — Jan 09, 2026 12:15AM
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"Art heals imperfection, like a cowboy who carries a rusty revolver and cries at the sight of a hungry horse." — Jan 06, 2026 02:23AM
"Art heals imperfection, like a cowboy who carries a rusty revolver and cries at the sight of a hungry horse." — Jan 06, 2026 02:23AM
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"dork (dôrk) n. 1. an odd, socially awkward, unstylish person. 2. Slang: A stupid, inept, or foolish person. 3. Vulgar Slang: Male genitalia. 4. A used car salesman that thinks he's Tony Soprano. 5. Stephen King. 6. A high school librarian that wears a top hat." — Dec 24, 2025 10:14PM
"dork (dôrk) n. 1. an odd, socially awkward, unstylish person. 2. Slang: A stupid, inept, or foolish person. 3. Vulgar Slang: Male genitalia. 4. A used car salesman that thinks he's Tony Soprano. 5. Stephen King. 6. A high school librarian that wears a top hat." — Dec 24, 2025 10:14PM
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”
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“Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.”
― Fight Club
― Fight Club
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
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[Always Under Construction] [For the few, or is that two?] Life is absurd. "We have Alaskan peanut butter and Australian shaving cream." Let the ferr ...more
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