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Laura

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Laura’s Quotes

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“Hell is the absence of the people you long for.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven

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“I've always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

tags: anna-karenina, love, tolstoy

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“They spend all their lives waiting for their lives to begin.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven

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“I'm just curious, how'd you get into this line of work?"

"Gradually, and then suddenly”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven

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