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Creature of Habit

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Man is a creature that can get accustomed to anything, and I think that is the best definition of him.

Vladimir Nabokov – Pale Fire
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Tongue Trip

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The tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth.

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Life and Death Sunrise

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Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.

Vladimir Nabokov – Pnin
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Writers as Historians

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Every great writer is a writer of history, let him treat on almost any subject he may.

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Eternal Love at Sight

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It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.

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Praise in Pity

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Pity is a kind of praise; and when we pity, we praise.

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