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" Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone? "

Herman Melville

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" To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it. "

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" A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities. "

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" There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals. "

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