Nobody is bound by any obligation unless it has first been freely accepted.

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Memories are like stones, time and distance erode them like acid.

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Killing time is the chief end of our society.

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There is no forgiveness in nature.

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To believe in God is to know that all the rules will be fair, and that there will be wonderful surprises.

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The spontaneity of slaps is sincerity, whereas the ceremonial of caresses is largely convention.

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

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Who cares about great marks left behind? We have one life... just one. Our life. We have nothing else.

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When you want to believe in something, you also have to believe in everything that's necessary for believing in it.

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