We cannot bear to regard ourselves simply as playthings of blind chance, we cannot admit to feeling ourselves abandoned.

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If we have anything kind to say, any tender sentiment to express, we feel a sense of shame.

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The first temptation, upon meeting an old friend after many years, is always to - look the other way.

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When I say "I," I mean a thing absolutely unique, not to be confused with any other.

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Each of us is the only person who can give the other what each of us wants to have: Peace.

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Everyone has, inside himself ... what shall I call it? A piece of good news! Everyone is ... a very great, very important character.

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At any given moment, I open my eyes and exist.

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When you put a man and a woman together, there are some things they simply have to do. They embrace, they warm each other. All the rest is dead and empty.

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There is no forgiveness in nature.

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It so difficult to know what the people we love really need.

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