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"Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne."
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"Trotsky rises to give me his hand, then sits at his desk, gently allowing his regard to light on my person."
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"The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency."
"In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis."
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