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“Our generation is realistic, for we have come to know man as he really is. After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips.”
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“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“This wine is too good for toast-drinking, my dear. You don't want to mix emotions up with a wine like that. You lose the taste.”
― The Sun Also Rises
― The Sun Also Rises
“Everyone is alone. Everyone is empty. People no longer have need of others. You can always find a spare for any talent. Any relationship can be replaced. I had gotten bored of a world like that. But for some reason... The thought that someone other than you might kill me never occurred to me. (Makishima Shogo)”
― 監視官 常守朱 1 [Kanshikan Akane Tsunemori]
― 監視官 常守朱 1 [Kanshikan Akane Tsunemori]
“There are few of us who are secure enough to be within love without proper encouragement - Charlotte Lucas”
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