"There must be several voices together in one voice for it to be beautiful. And several meanings in one word for it to be beautiful."

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“All these philosophers are no more than surgeons.”

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

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

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“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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— Amir Khusrow

Music1253–1325

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"But there's this one thing I wanted to say... I'm so ashamed of myself... When Jack quoted something, it was usually classical... no, don't protect me now... I kept saying to Bobby, I've got to talk t…"

— Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

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#time

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— Philip Guston

Art1913–1980

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