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The Pearl
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Kino heard the little splash of morning waves on the beach. It was very good—Kino closed his eyes again to listen to his music.
“She couldn't avoid being serious about things she cared for, and happiness made her grave at the thought of all the things which might destroy it.”
― A Gun for Sale
― A Gun for Sale
“I don't believe in being serious about anything. I think life is too serious to be taken seriously."
[Writer’s Digest Interview (Robert Jacobs, Writer’s Digest, February 1976)]”
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[Writer’s Digest Interview (Robert Jacobs, Writer’s Digest, February 1976)]”
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“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
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