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“No one is a greater schoolgirl in spirit than a cynic. Cynics cannot relinquish the rubbish they were taught as children: they hold tight to the belief that the world has meaning and, when things go wrong for them, they consequently adopt the inverse attitude. "Life's a whore, I don't believe in anything anymore and I'll wallow in that idea until it makes me sick" is the very credo of the innocent who hasn't been able to get his way.”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.”
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“Some things are more precious because they don't last long.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Screw-top wine has improved the quality of life by about ten percent, wouldn't you say?”
― The Pregnant Widow
― The Pregnant Widow
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