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“So I learned two things that night, and the next day, from him: the perfection of a moment, and the fleeting nature of it.”
“History existed to be retold, with more panache but not necessarily greater accuracy.”
“I knew that a man was not only himself but also who he wished to be.”
“They'll try to make you forget who you are or try to make you ashamed. But you mustn't forget and you mustn't be ashamed.”
“THOMASINA:But then the Egyptian noodle made carnal embrace with the enemy who burned the great library of Alexandria without so much as a fine for all that is overdue!”