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A funeral is not death,

A funeral is not death, any more than baptism is birth or marriage union. All three are the clumsy devices, coming now too late, now too early, by which Society would register the quick motions of man.
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Faith, to my mind, is

Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch, which ought to be applied as sparingly as possible.
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I suggest that the only

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our own particular path than we have yet got ourselves.
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The crime of suicide lies

The crime of suicide lies in its disregard for the feelings of those whom we leave behind.
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Pathos, piety, courage, — they

Pathos, piety, courage, — they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.
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Have you ever noticed that

Have you ever noticed that there are people who do things which are most indelicate, and yet at the same time - beautiful?
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But the body is deeper

But the body is deeper than the soul and its secrets inscrutable.
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Works of art, in my

Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to possess internal order, and that is why, though I don't believe that only art matters, I do belive in Art for Art's sake.
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I would rather be a

I would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.
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We must be willing to

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
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