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" Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs. "
Fran Lebowitz
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" Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw. "
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" In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy. "
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" The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive. "
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