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"There are no verdicts to childhood, only consequences, and the bright freight of memory."
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"It is always, first Self, then everything else."
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"Can any man sacrifice is life for his fellow man?"
"I guess it's better to have a chalk smile, than an ink smile. Where chalk changes with the direction of wind, ink stays as a deep stain. Like rain, sun and hail against a fake plant."
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