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# Paul Leppin

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Paul Leppin was a 20th-century Bohemian writer of the German language, who was born and lived in Prague.

##  Quotes by Paul Leppin

> [“This planet was a marketplace where evil tugged murderously at its chains. Its spies were everywhere. At windy corners where young girls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-leppin/this-planet-was-a-marketplace-where-evil-tugged-murderously-at-its/)

Paul Leppin

[Capitalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capitalism/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/paul-leppin-68997_capitalism_this-planet-was-a-marketplace-where-evil_1792386.jpg)

> [“He shuddered because he was seized--suddenly and almost hauntingly--by the knowledge that love was magic, more wonderful than all that had gone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-leppin/he-shuddered-because-he-was-seized-suddenly-and-almost-hauntingly-by/)

Paul Leppin

[Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79f/paul-leppin-68997_love_he-shuddered-because-he-was-seized-sudde_1800682.jpg)

> [“The atmosphere was electrified by the orgasm with which the strong and secure are overcome when confronted with the visible frailty of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-leppin/the-atmosphere-was-electrified-by-the-orgasm-with-which-the-strong/)

Paul Leppin

[Cynicism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cynicism/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/paul-leppin-68997_cynicism_the-atmosphere-was-electrified-by-the-or_2105065.jpg)

> [“The gap in the fire which had opened up before him, so that the twisted grimace on the face of existence had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-leppin/the-gap-in-the-fire-which-had-opened-up-before-him-so-that-the/)

Paul Leppin

[Darkness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/darkness/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30c/paul-leppin-68997_darkness_the-gap-in-the-fire-which-had-opened-up_2734424.jpg)

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