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Joy
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“There is nothing new in art except talent.”
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“Drink today, and drown all sorrow;
You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow;
Best, while you have it, use your breath;
There is no drinking after death.”
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You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow;
Best, while you have it, use your breath;
There is no drinking after death.”
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“Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don't stop to think, don't interrupt the scream, exhale, release life's rapture.”
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“Many will call me an adventurer, and that I am...only one of a different sort: one who risks his skin to prove his truths.”
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“Хуже нет ничего, как эта дружеская опека. Ведь вот, кажется, и добр, и великодушен, и весельчак, а скучен. Нестерпимо скучен. Так же вот бывают люди, которые всегда говорят одни только умные и хорошие слова, но чувствуешь, что они тупые люди”
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