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Carolyn Carolyn said: " To be clear I knew when I bought this book that it was a fictional tale, that it had got good reviews for being delightfully funny and well written. I don't debate that... BUT!
I bought this book hoping to glean some information about the man whose na
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Criss Jami
“A rumor is a social cancer: it is difficult to contain and it rots the brains of the masses. However, the real danger is that so many people find rumors enjoyable. That part causes the infection. And in such cases when a rumor is only partially made of truth, it is difficult to pinpoint exactly where the information may have gone wrong. It is passed on and on until some brave soul questions its validity; that brave soul refuses to bite the apple and let the apple eat him. Forced to start from scratch for the sake of purity and truth, that brave soul, figuratively speaking, fully amputates the information in order to protect his personal judgment. In other words, his ignorance is to be valued more than the lie believed to be true.”
Criss Jami, Killosophy

Truman Capote
“You can't blame a writer for what the characters say.”
Truman Capote

Ludwig Feuerbach
“Wherever morality is based on theology, wherever right is made dependent on divine authority, the most immoral, unjust, infamous things can be justified and established.”
Ludwig Feuerbach, Essence of Christianity

Truman Capote
“I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.”
Truman Capote

Franklin Pierce
“ouch, an egg!”
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