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by Leo Tolstoy

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“In my mind, Martha, you are buried in cement right up to your neck. No… right up to your nose… that’s much quieter.”
― Edward Albee

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“Alice: How long is forever?
White Rabbit: Sometimes, just one second.”
― Lewis Carroll

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“Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.”
― Auguste Escoffier

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“There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.”
― Irwin Shaw

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“In secret we met
In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.”
― George Gordon Byron

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