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A man´s taste is formed more by his culture, his profession, and the period in which he is young than by his race or politics.

— A. J. Liebling The Road Back to Paris (1988)

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Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.

Inconsiderate to the last, Josef Stalin, a man who never had to meet a deadline, had the bad taste to die in installments.

You can hope for lucky encounters only if you walk around a lot.

The Road Back to Paris (1988)

Show me a poet, and I'll show you a shit.

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