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“There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.”
― A Brief History of Montmaray
― A Brief History of Montmaray
“Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“I am really only myself when I'm somebody else whom I have endowed with these wonderful qualities from my imagination.”
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“That's the worst of girls," said Edmund to Peter and the Dwarf. "They never can carry a map in their heads."
"That's because our heads have something inside them," said Lucy.”
― Prince Caspian
"That's because our heads have something inside them," said Lucy.”
― Prince Caspian
“Anything is grand if it's done on a large enough scale.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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