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Red Dust by Ma Jian
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kid asks his dad, “Dad, why do we have a picture of Chairman Mao but no picture of the Communist Party?” And his dad says, “Because the Communist Party isn’t human, stupid child.”’
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde
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Frank Herbert
“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune
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“Lidé nehledají světlo, ale teplo, a jen okolnost, že se světlo a teplo tak často vyskytují pospolu, to může na chvíli zastřít.”
― Jan Němec, Dějiny světla
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