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I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I’d like to be.

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People have their own deaths as well as their own lives, and even if there is nothing beyond death, we shall differ in our nothingness.
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Beyond Death Differ Live Nothing Nothingness Own People Shall
But Humanity, in its desire for comfort, had over-reached itself. It had exploited the riches of nature too far. Quietly and complacently, it was sinking into decadence, and progress had come to mean the progress of the Machine.
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Comfort Desire Humanity Itself Over Reach
But it struck him that people are not really dead until they are felt to be dead. As long as there is some misunderstanding about them, they possess a sort of immortality.
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Dead Fel Long Misunderstanding Possess Really Some Sort Stuck
The emotions may be endless. The more we express them, the more we may have to express.
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Emotion Endless Express May More Way
Though life is very glorious, it is difficult.
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Difficult Glorious Life Very
You told me once that we shall be judged by our intentions, not by our accomplishments. I thought it a grand remark. But we must intend to accomplish – not sit intending on a chair.
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Accomplishment Intention Judge Once Shall Told
… there are shadows because there are hills.
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Hill Shadow
For it is a serious thing to have been watched. We all radiate something curiously intimate when we believe ourselves to be alone.
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Alone Been Believe Curiously Intimate Ourselves Radiate Serious Something Thing Watch
How can I know what I think till I see what I say?
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Know Say See Think What
I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.
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Meet More Motor Nation No Sure Various War
One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.
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Fond Life Make Mess Must One People Trust
One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys.
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Buy Evil Look Money One Rather Tempt Thing
Railway termini are our gates to the glorious and the unknown
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Gate Glorious Railway Terminal Unknown
Inside its cocoon of work or social obligation, the human spirit slumbers for the most part, registering the distinction between pleasure and pain, but not nearly as alert as we pretend.
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Again Happen Nearly Nothing Period Pleasure Pretend Register Thrill
If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.
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Betraying Between Chosen Country Friend Gut Hope
I think you’re beautiful, the only beautiful person I’ve ever seen. I love your voice and everything to do with you, down to your clothes or the room you are sitting in. I adore you.
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Beautiful Cloth Everything Person Room Seen Think Voice

I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I’d like to be.

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I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I’d like to be.

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