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I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilized music in the world.

— Peter Ustinov Dear Me (1977)

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To be gentle, tolerant, wise and reasonable requires a goodly portion of toughness.

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Children are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of.

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Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.

Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.

All the hideously calculated hypocrisy of men when they commit a murder in the name of justice.

Romanoff and Juliet (1956)

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Above the pitch, out of tune, and off the hinges.

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