The past attracts me, the present frightens me, because the future is death.
GUY DE MAUPASSANTLove always has its price, come whence it may.
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Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.
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Legitimized love always despises its easygoing brother.
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The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.
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The great artists are those who impose their personal vision upon humanity.
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The only certainty is death.
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The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius.
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In the East men know panic, but they do not know what fright is.
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I entered literary life as a meteor, and I shall leave it like a thunderbolt.
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It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.
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The secret is not to betray your ignorance. Just maneuver, avoid the quicksands and obstacles, and the rest can be found in a dictionary.
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Conversation. What is it? A Mystery! It’s the art of never seeming bored, of touching everything with interest, of pleasing with trifles, of being fascinating with nothing at all.
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Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.
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Love always has its price, come whence it may.
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The kiss itself is immortal. It travels from lip to lip, century to century, from age to age. Men and women garner these kisses, offer them to others and then die in turn.
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Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.
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