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It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the

It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom. – Wallace Stevens

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Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They wade through it the way a boy wades through water, feeling with his toes for the bottom: The echoes are the bottom. – Wallace Stevens

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The principal contributor to loneliness in this country is television. What happens is that the family gets together alone. – Ashley Montagu

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The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who dont understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it. – Bertolt Brecht

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I think I meant that, given the circumstances of my childhood, I had the illusion that its easier to be alone. To have your relationships be casual and also to pose as a solitary person, because it was more romantic. You know, I was raised on the idea of the ramblin man and the loner. – Steve Martin

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