Life is painful, nasty and short... in my case it has only been painful and nasty.
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A strong sense of identity gives man an idea he can do no wrong; too little accomplishes the same.Djuna Barnes
Dreams have only the pigmentation of fact.
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We are beginning to wonder whether a servant girl hasn't the best of it after all. She knows how the salad tastes without the dressing, and she knows how life's lived before it gets to the parlor door.
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The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the lover's imperfections.
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New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.
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She wanted to be the reason for everything and so she was the cause of nothing.
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It may be doubtful, at first, whether a person is an enemy or friend. Meat, if not properly digested, becomes poison; But poison, if used rightly, may turn medicinal.
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