No damn cat, and no damn cradle.
("Cat's Cradle")
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Farewell, hello, farewell, hello.
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People would be surprised if they knew how much in this world was due to prayers.
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I am a very bad scientist. I will do anything to make a human being feel better, even if it's unscientific. No scientist worthy of the name could say such a thing.
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