"We are shocked by thieves taking pride in their clever touch, prostitutes in their depravity and murderers in their callousness. But it is shocking on...

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here.
~ Leo Tolstoy ~












Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else i...
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