"Melancholy: when we have sorrows without a name."

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“All these philosophers are no more than surgeons.”

“Fortunately, when he lacks reason he also lacks words.”

“In such times, if you want neither to lie nor to wound, you are reduced to being silent.”

“Stars more beautiful to the eyes than the telescope that robs them of their illusions.”

“The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them forever.”

“Of what must be said and what must not be said. The importance of knowing.”

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"Whether its Berkowitz, whether its Bundy, whether its... Wayne Williams down in Atlanta..., or Charlie Manson—I don't comment about other cases for the simple fact is that I wasn't there."

— John Wayne Gacy

Art1942–1994

#humor

"There's nothing wrong with you. There's a lot wrong with the world you live in."

— Chris Colfer

Music1990

#humor

"They suck with a caveat."

— Gina Barberi

#humor

"I thought, ‘What’s going on? How can I be here without committing a crime?’ I couldn’t accept that reality for some time... I saw how corrupt Burma’s legal system was and how there was no independent …"

— Wai Wai Nu

Social Activism1987

#justice