Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.
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Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously. Adultery Phooey You should never subjugate yourself to another nor seek the subjugation of someone else to yourself. If you follow that Crispian principle you will be able to say ''Phooey,'' too, instead of reaching for your gun when you fancy yourself betrayed.Quentin Crisp
My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.
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Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer is permitted to laugh.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Whenever we confront an unbridled desire we are surely in the presence of a tragedy-in-the-making.
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The curiosity of the neighbors about you, is a tribute to your individuality, and you should encourage it
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