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The ability to know another’s mind does not preclude the likelihood of misunderstanding it.

— Karen Lord The Best of All Possible Worlds (2013)

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Ansige’s outer appearance could be deceptive, but, given enough time, he let everyone know who and what he was.

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Ansige unreeled the tale of his tribulations, thoroughly ransacking the truth and then dipping into the bag of embellishment and sprinkling with a free hand.

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One of the advantages of having languages as a hobby is that it can take you quite a while to run out of swear words.

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What you describe as the product of a mental imbalance, I would classify as swift, intuitive thinking to arrive at creative solutions.

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Let me tell you, I have seen men who are trying to find themselves, and I have seen men who are trying to lose themselves, but rare indeed is the man who knows exactly who he is and where he is at.

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