The Law is a grim, unsmiling thing. Not Justice, though. Justice is witty and whimsical and kind and caring.
("A Fine Balance")
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Hahnji, mister, you must be patient. Before you can name that corner, our future must become past.
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But nobody ever forgot anything, not really, though sometimes they pretended, when it suited them. Memories were permanent. Sorrowful ones remained sad even with the passing of time, yet happy ones could never be recreated - not with the same joy. Remembering bred its own peculiar sorrow. It seemed so unfair: that time should render both sadness and happiness into a source of pain.
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The human face has limited space. If you fill it with laughter there will be no room for crying.
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If there was an abundance of misery in the world, there was also sufficient joy, yes - as long as one knew where to look for it.
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