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" People believe that photographs are true and therefore cannot be art. "
Mason Cooley
Cannot
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" Romantics consider common sense vulgar. "
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" The only peace is being out of earshot. "
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" Who would not give up wit for power and beauty? "
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" For many, immaturity is an ideal, not a defect. "
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" Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder. "
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" The gods are watching, but idly, yawning. "
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" To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little. "
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" Seeing my malevolent face in the mirror, my benevolent soul shrinks back. "
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" To understand a literary style, consider what it omits. "
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" Fantasy mirrors desire. Imagination reshapes it. "
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" Opportunity knocks, but doesn't always answer to its name. "
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" The real secrets are not the ones I tell. "
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" Eternity eludes us, even as a thought. "
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" An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie. "
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" Outside books, we avoid colorful characters. "
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