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I once lay in a white hospital for the dying and the dying self, where some god pissed a rain of reason… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
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I am tortured too. I am tortured by belly fat and magazine covers about how to please everyone but myself. I am… — A.S. King Copy Share Image
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The thought sometimes - the unpleasant thought sometimes creeps up on me here as to whether perhaps Khrushchev was not invited here… — Nikita Khrushchev Copy Share Image
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Why do you mention my father?' screamed he; 'Why do you mingle a recollection of him with the affairs of today?' Because… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
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Ready comprehension is often a knee-jerk response and the most dangerous form of understanding. It blinks an opaque screen over your ability… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
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