"A person who speaks like a book is exceedingly boring to listen to; sometimes, however, it is not inappropriate to talk in that way. For a book has th...
Battle day and night against the guile of oblivion...
~ Søren Kierkegaard ~
Battle day and night against the guile of oblivion...
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