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“Irony is Fate's most common figure of speech.”
“And he recalled the ancient adage: Who must do the harsh things? He who can.”
“Confession is good for the soul, it empties the spirit making more room for sin.”
“It was not their irritating assumption of equality that annoyed Nicholai so much as their cultural confusions. The Americans seemed to confuse standard of living with quality of life, equal opportu...”
“It's not Americans I find annoying; it's Americanism: a social disease of the postindustrial world that must inevitably infect each of the mercantile nations in turn, and is called 'American' only ...”
“Niko? I have decided to christen this little pool Le Cagot's Soul.""Oh?""Yes. Because it is clear and pure and lucid.""And treacherous and dangerous?""You know, Niko, I begin to suspect that you ar...”
