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part of our duty was to explain to anyone with any kind of a spark that life was a glorious adventure.
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“you’re”
― The Clan of the Cave Bear
― The Clan of the Cave Bear
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“Let us go forth, the tellers of tales, and seize whatever prey the heart long for, and have no fear. Everything exists, everything is true, and the earth is only a little dust under our feet.”
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“I want you to see me naked and performing one or two dozen mad acts, which will take me less than half an hour, because if you have seen them with your own eyes, you can safely swear to any others you might wish to add.”
― Don Quichotte
― Don Quichotte
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“Let my country die for me.”
― Ulysses
― Ulysses
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