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![“The only slight disconcertance being that in the middle of looking at a paintings [in the Museum of Modern Art] she always found herself desperately needing to take a pee. And grandmother's voice in her ear. 'My dear, if you really have to, only clean, very clean rest rooms will do.” quote by J.P. Donleavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8d3/j-p-donleavy-28601_modern-art_the-only-slight-disconcertance-being-tha_3141206.jpg)
![“In this case [the Charlemagne Prize], I don't say (I was) forced, but convinced by the holy and theological headstrongness of Cardinal [Walter] Kasper, because he was chosen, elected by Aachen to convince me. And I said yes, but in the Vatican. And I said I offer it for Europe, as a co-decoration…” quote by Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ffe/pope-francis-85_cardinals_in-this-case-the-charlemagne-prize-i-don_2701120.jpg)
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![“My grandmother has kept all of his stuff in a drawer. This one notebook was particularly chilling. He's [howard Brookner] writing to his parents knowing he has a death sentence; his movies are how he'll live on.” quote by Aaron Brookner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/902/aaron-brookner-54373_chill_my-grandmother-has-kept-all-of-his-stuff_1977981.jpg)
