portails parallèles

 

“What if, instead of a parallel universe,

there’s a perpendicular universe?”

 

~ Robert Breault ~

 

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the collector’s paradox

 

“The four building blocks of the universe are

     fire, water, gravel and vinyl.”

 

~ Dave Barry ~

 

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the weight

 

“Man’s inhumanity to man is only surpassed by his cruelty to animals.”

 

~ George Bernard Shaw ~

 

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que sais-je?

 

“Je pense, donc je suis.”

 

~ René Descartes ~

 

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the final act

 

“I knew if I waited around long enough

something like this would happen.”

 

~ George Bernard Shaw ~

(epitaph)

 

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paradox

 

“What? do I love her,

that I desire to hear her speak again,

and feast upon her eyes.”

 

~ William Shakespeare ~

 

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peace on earth

 

“We live in a world where we have to hide to make love,

while violence is practiced in broad daylight.”

 

~ John Lennon ~

 

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the deception

 

“So much of life, it seems to me,

is determined by pure randomness.”

 

~ Sidney Poitier ~

 

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PORTAILS PARALLÈLES

 

“What if, instead of a parallel universe,

there’s a perpendicular universe?”

 

~ Robert Breault ~

 

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THE FINAL ACT

 

“I knew if I waited around long enough something like this would happen.”

 

~ George Bernard Shaw ~

(epitaph)

 

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PISS POT PHILOSOPHY

 

“Even as a child I felt in my heart two opposite emotions:

the horror of life and the ecstasy of life.”

 

~ Charles Baudelaire ~

 

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THE SECRET OF THE PARADOX

 

“Ah, but I was so much younger then…”

 

~ nightpoet ~

 

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PARADOX

 

“What? do I love her,

that I desire to hear her speak again,

and feast upon her eyes.”

 

~ William Shakespeare ~

 

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STARSLEEP

 

“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.”

 

~ Carl Sagan ~

 

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SOMETIMES

 

“If they don’t appreciate your presence,

perhaps you should try giving them your absence.”

 

~ Tinku Razoria ~

 

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QUE SAIS-JE?

 

“Je pense, donc je suis.”

 

~ René Descartes ~

 

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WHERE I BELONG

 

“The chief danger about Paris is

that it is such a strong stimulant.”

 

~ T.S. Eliot ~

 

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PHALLUS DEI

 

“To live is the rarest thing in the world.

Most people exist, that is all.”

 

~ Oscar Wilde ~

 

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REFLECTING IN THE LIGHT

 

“The shadows: some hide, others reveal.”

 

~Antonio Porch ~

 

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MOON DANCE

 

“And all the night’s magic seems to whisper and hush,

And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your blush,

Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love…”

 

~ Van Morrison ~

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