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Past certain ages or certain wisdoms it is very difficult to look with wonder; it is best done when one is a child; after that, and if you are lucky, you will find a bridge of childhood and walk across it.

— Truman Capote Local Color (1950)

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It's a scientific fact that if you stay in California you lose one point of your IQ every year.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

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Never trust a nigger: their minds and hair are full of kinks in equal measure.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

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