The only joy in the world is to begin.
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Suffering is by no means a privilege, a sign of nobility, a reminder of God. Suffering is a fierce, bestial thing, commonplace, uncalled for, natural as air. It is intangible no one can grasp it or fight against it it dwells in time -- is the same thing as time if it comes in fits and starts, that is only so as to leave the sufferer more defenseless during the moments that follow, those long moments when one relives the last bout of torture and waits for the next.
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The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
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One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one's trouble does not make it any better.
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The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
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