“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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“Alas," said the mouse, "the whole world is growing smaller every day. At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left, but these long walls have narrowed so quickly that I am in the last chamber already, and there in the corner stands the trap that I must run into."
"You only need to change your direction," said the cat, and ate it up.”
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"You only need to change your direction," said the cat, and ate it up.”
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“It takes a lot of time to be a genius. You have to sit around so much, doing nothing, really doing nothing.”
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“Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly – they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
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