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God, the devil, good, evil, it's all in our heads, not in Heaven or Hell, which we also invented. We do not realize that, having invented God, we immediately became His slaves.

— José Saramago

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The difficult thing isn't living with other people, it's understanding them.

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If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?

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Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts.

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Perhaps only in a world of the blind will things be what they truly are.

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