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Bad art has always been used as an escape from life; good art admits of no escape and forces a man to see himself in a glass clearly.

— Gilbert Cannan

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I nothing know but that I nothing know,
And therefore I sing merrily.
I sit and watch the thronging moments go,
Each taking life from me.

of an event is unlikely to be interesting after it and this may be the reason why my prophetic utterances regarding the Great War took the form of Satire.

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Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

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Reason is Life's sole arbiter, the magic Laby'rinth's single clue:
Worlds lie above, beyond its ken; what crosses it can ne'er be true.

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It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

Cary Grant Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)

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