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"One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with strangers, completely cut off from our habits and friends."
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"The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee."

"Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying."

"The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them."

"True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing."

"There are too many souls of wood not to love those wooden characters who do indeed have a soul."
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"A true friend is like an umbrella that opens her heart to protect you on those rainy days."

"True friendship is a house where we can take off our masks."

"You be careful, Wizard. Interestingly eccentric friends aren't easy to find."

"To lose a worthless friend is worthy of a testimony."

"Well here we are, just the four of us that started out together,' said Merry. 'We have left all the rest behind, one after another. It seems almost like a dream that has slowly faded.''Not to me,' said Frodo. 'To me it feels more like falling asleep again."

"A true friend is a reflection of yourself."

"Good fences make good neighbors, and these were apparently good enough that they had not felt the need for razor wire at the top. I crested the fence, threw myself into the yard beyond, fell, rolled to my feet, and ran with the expectation of being garroted by a taut clothesline.I heard panting, looked down, and saw a gold retriever running at my side, ears flapping. The dog glanced up at me tongue rolling, grinning, as though jazzed by the prospect of an unscheduled play session."

"Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?"

"I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking."Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly."

"I to myself am dearer than a friend."
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