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Nothing induces concentration or inspires memory like an alien landscape or a foreign culture. It is simply not possible (as romantics think) to lose yourself in an exotic place. Much more likely is an experience of intense nostalgia, a
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“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― As You Like It
― As You Like It
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
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