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“I belong to the 8% of the world population who calm their apprehension by drowning it in numbers.”
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“... they have never seen you ... I would recognize you anywhere. ”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“What is an aristocrat? A woman who is never sullied by vulgarity, although she may be surrounded by it.”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“There was only one thing I wanted: to be left alone, without too many demand upon my person, so that for a few moments each day I might be allowed to assuage my hunger.”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
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