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There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written.
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My mother-in-law broke up my marriage. My wife came home from work one day and found me in
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Every flower must grow through dirt.
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-- Oscar Wilde Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and
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* Both of your socks should always be the same color
* Or they should at least both be fairly dark
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-- Paul Dirac All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost;
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