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“Eyes that have never wept cannot comprehend sorrow.”
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“You know the definition of capital punishment? ... Them without the capital gets the punishment.”
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“... at present he wanted but little here below and wanted that little on the floor. He was not aspiring, and clearly reasoned that the baby that was down need fear no fall, for he ... lay placidly for hours on his striped afghan, regarding such objects as naturally fell within his range of vision.”
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“He told them the truth in a loud voice, and they thought he was a humorist.”
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“A man who accustoms himself to buy superfluities, is often in want of necessaries.”
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“Consciousness will not always solve the problem, but it may make the suffering meaningful.”
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“Poetry examines an emotional truth. It's an experience filtered through the personality of the poet. We look to poetry for visions, not scientific truths. The poet's job is to combine new elements. Explore their melting, seeping into one another.”
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“Organised brigandage has ceased to exist, but murder and highway robbery are still far too common in the less frequented districts. Travellers rarely suffer to-day, however. It is the wealthy inhabitants who run risks at the hand of the mafia, or lawless Sicilian.”