"A tree fears an axe even though its handle is made from it."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Certainly it constitutes bad news when the people who agree with you are buggier than batshit."

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"A peaceful refuge in which to rediscover each other, we thought,, not realizing that, while golf and fishing are Scotland's most popular outdoor sports, gossip is the most popular indoor sport."

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"Sandar came to stand beside him, frowning down at the crumpled High Lord. "He does not look so mighty lying there," he said wonderingly. "He does not look so much greater than me.""

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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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"What a moron I was to think you were sweet and innocent, when it turns out you were actually college-educated the whole time!"

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"Certainly it constitutes bad news when the people who agree with you are buggier than batshit."

"I don't understand this irony - valuable things like cars, gold, diamond are made up of hard materials but most valuable things like money, contracts and books are made up of soft paper."

"A peaceful refuge in which to rediscover each other, we thought,, not realizing that, while golf and fishing are Scotland's most popular outdoor sports, gossip is the most popular indoor sport."

"Sandar came to stand beside him, frowning down at the crumpled High Lord. "He does not look so mighty lying there," he said wonderingly. "He does not look so much greater than me.""

"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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"What a moron I was to think you were sweet and innocent, when it turns out you were actually college-educated the whole time!"

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