"A drunken but exceedingly depressed German clown from Munich entertained the public."

Irony, Entertainment, Depression, Life

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"Woe to the man who offends a small child!"

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"The worst of such stories is that the triumphant romancers can always be put to confusion and crushed by the very details in which real life is so rich and which these unhappy and involuntary story-tellers neglect as insignificant trifles. Oh, they have no thought to spare for such details, their minds are concentrated on their grand invention as a whole, and fancy any one daring to pull them up for a trifle! But that's how they are caught."

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"A wise man is not afraid to face the truth."

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"And, beginning to grind his teeth again, Pyotr Petrovich admitted that he'd been a fool--but only to himself, of course."

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"You needn't be afraid of life! Life is so good when you do something that is good and just."

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"His mind is in bondage. He is haunted by a great, usolved doubt. He is one of those who doesn't want millions, but an answer to their questions."

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