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The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore.

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There is more to life than increasing its speed

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There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval

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Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

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I have an existential map. It has "You are here" written all over it.

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Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.

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For the preservation of chastity, an empty and rumbling stomach and fevered lungs are indispensable.

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Nothing is so much to be shunned as sex relations.

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The orgasm has replaced the Cross as the focus of longing and the image of fulfillment.

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I hate women because they always know where things are.

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