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"Humor: the divine flash that reveals the world in its moral ambiguity and man in his profound incompetence to judge others; humor: the intoxicating relativity of human things; the strange pleasure that conies of the certainty that there is no certainty.But humor, to recall Octavio Paz, is "the great invention of the modern spirit." It has not been with us forever, and it won't be with us forever either.With a heavy heart, I imagine the day when Panurge no longer makes people laugh."
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"I have forgotten all about my school days. I have a vague impression that they were detestable."
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"I have a business appointment that I am anxious... to miss."
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"Certainly it constitutes bad news when the people who agree with you are buggier than batshit."
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"And what's the irony?...In the end... we call the enemy friends... the fake people again friends... should I continue here with the words?"
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"Boston is a moral and intellectual nursery always busy applying first principles to trifles."
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"You're right, my problems are the biggest problems ever," George said. "No, honestly, it's horrible to be me. I'm rich, talented, and I make girls cry.""How do you make girls cry, exactly?"George turned to her. His blue eyes widened. His lovely face took on a forlorn, deeply troubled expression. He leaned forward, and, in a theatrical whisper, said, "My past is tragic. I wouldn't want to burden you with it. It's a pain I must suffer alone. In the rain. In silence."
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"I think this goes more to the idea of 'relentless irony' than 'divine providence."
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"It is only because of their stupidity that they are able to be so sure of themselves."
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"In wars, boy, fools kill other fools for foolish causes."
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"I wonder if they were aware of the power of complimentary alcohol during World War I."
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"The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness."
Happiness
"The physical contact with people who struck and trampled and killed one another seemed far worse to him than a solitary death in the purity of the waters."
Death
"It was the incommunicable scent of this country, its intangible essence, that she had brought along with her to France."
Memory
"People who shout joy from the rooftops are often the saddest of all."
Perception
"A worker may be the hammer's master, but the hammer still prevails. A tool knows exactly how it is meant to be handled, while the user of the tool can only have an approximate idea."
Creativity
"Optimism is the opium of the people."
People
"How goodness heightens beauty!"
Beauty
"A man is responsible for his ignorance."
Responsibility
"(God) being the old man invented in order to, and with whom to, hold long conversations."
Spiritual
"When his wife was at his side, she was also in front of him, marking out the horizon of his life. Now the horizon is empty: the view has changed."
Loss
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