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One night he had a dollar, acquired in a manner so astounding that he tried to forget it immediately for fear the memory might make him mad.
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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
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“From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.”
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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
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“Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.”
― Invisible Man
― Invisible Man
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