“I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of daily life.”
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
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― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
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― Why I Write
“You could say to the universe this is not fair. And the universe would say: Oh, isn’t it? Sorry.”
― Interesting Times
― Interesting Times
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