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“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
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“Put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it."
(Casual Chance, 1964)”
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“Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.”
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“Ma jeunesse ne fut qu'un ténébreux orage, Traversé çà et là par de brillants de soleils; Le tonnerre et la pluie ont fait un tel ravage, Qu'il reste en mon jardin bien peu de fruits vermeils.”
― Les Fleurs du Mal
― Les Fleurs du Mal
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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