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The truth has never been of any real value to any human being - it is a symbol for mathematicians and philosophers to pursue. In human relations kindn...more

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It is impossible to go through life without trust: that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.

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one gets so hopelessly tired of deception.

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If only it were possible to love without injury – fidelity isn’t enough: I had been faithful to Anne and yet I had injured her. The hurt is in the act...more

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At the end of what is called the 'sexual life' the only love which has lasted is the love which has everything every disappointment every failure an...more

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Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one is told, the unforgivable sin, but it is a sin the corrupt or evil man...more

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If I stopped loving Him, I would cease to believe in His love. If I loved God, then I would believe in His love for me. It's not enough to need it. We...more

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In Italy, for 30 years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Re...more

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Hatred seems to work on the same glands as love: it even produces the same actions. If we had not been taught how to interpret the story of the Passio...more

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We are all of us resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to.

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I doubt if ever one ceases to love, but one can cease to be in love as easily as one can outgrow an author one admired as a boy.

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When there was a choice between love of a woman and hate of a man, her mind could cherish only one emotion, for her love might be a subject for laught...more

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I don't care a damn about men who are loyal to the people who pay them, to organizations...I don't think even my country means all that much. There ar...more

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Did you find anything special?' Blackie asked.T. nodded. 'Come over here,' he said, 'and look.' Out of both pockets he drew bundles of pound notes. 'O...more

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Like some wines our love could neither mature nor travel.