A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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It came over them every man is crucified
only once in his life and the law of humanity dictates
silver nails be used for the job.
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Prairie and valley, streets of the city, pour people into
it and they mingle among its twenty floors and are
poured out again back to the streets, prairies and
valleys.
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I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.
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