be we

 

“There is no darkness but ignorance.”

 

~ William Shakespeare ~

 

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le penseur

 

“Illusion is the first of all pleasures.”

 

~ Voltaire ~

 

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blood moon

 

“The moon was sharp enough to draw blood from a stone.”

 

~ Tom Waits ~

 

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no future for fools

 

“The past is always tense, the future perfect.”

 

~ Zadie Smith ~

 

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exit strategy

 

“And blind oblivion swallowed cities up.”

 

~ William Shakespeare ~

 

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lullaby for losers

 

“Ignoranus: A person who’s both stupid and an asshole.”

 

~ Anonymous ~

 

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VIS LIBRES ET MEURS

 

“Freedom and responsibility aren’t interconnected things.

They are the same thing.”

 

~ Harry Browne ~

 

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THE WORTHY KING OF FOOLS

 

“I reckon we are all fools. Born so, no doubt.”

 

~ Mark Twain ~

 

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NO FISHES, NO LOAVES

 

“It had been like that for years and there was no indication

that things would be changing anytime soon…”

 

~ nightpoet ~

 

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HOW STRANGE IT SEEMS

 

 

“Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me; other times I can barely see,

lately it occurs to me, what a long, strange trip it’s been…”

 

~ Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir ~

 

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NO FUTURE FOR FOOLS

 

“The past is always tense, the future perfect.”

 

~ Zadie Smith ~

 

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READ THEM THEIR RIGHTS

 

“Passion often renders the most clever man a fool,

and sometimes renders the most foolish man clever.”

 

~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld ~

 

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AS WE ONCE KNEW IT

 

“As beings, we should not strive to change the world but change ourselves.

For if we change ourselves all things are possible.”

 

~ Henry Johnson Jr. ~

 

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STAYING AFLOAT

 

“The world is filled with fools,

but none of them considers himself one,

or tries not to be one.”

 

~ Baltasar Gracián ~

 

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RED SHOES

 

“Put on your red shoes, and dance the blues.”

 

~ David Bowie ~

 

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NO GOD

 

“There is no darkness but ignorance.”

 

~ William Shakespeare ~

 

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HALLUCINATION

 

“Passion often renders the most clever man a fool,

and sometimes renders the most foolish man clever.”

 

~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld ~

 

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SHIP OF FOOLS

 

“The human race was dyin’ out,

no one left to scream and shout.”

 

~ Jim Morrison ~

 

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BE WE

 

“There is no darkness but ignorance.”

 

~ William Shakespeare ~

 

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LULLABY FOR LOSERS

 

“Ignoranus: A person who’s both stupid and an asshole.”

 

~ Anonymous ~

 

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