It's a terrible thing to be alone - yes it is - it is - but don't lower your mask until you have another mask prepared beneath - as terrible as you like - but a mask.
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To work - to work! It is such infinite delight to know that we still have the best things to do.
Permalink to quote #3 If only one could tell true love from false love as one can tell mushrooms from toadstools. With mushrooms it is so simple - you salt them well, put them aside…
Permalink to quote #5 To acknowledge the presence of fear is to give birth to failure.
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