"Woe to him who offends a patient man who has just reached his limit."

Restraint, Patience, Anger, Limit, Warning

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"Woe to him who offends a patient man who has just reached his limit."

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"Oh you cut your hair! What happened? Are you going through a breakup or something?""My favorite character died."

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"There's something very enticing about an empty bench under a tree. And if it's facing a river, that's the bench for me."

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"If we can't have world peace, I'll settle for a quiet room."

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