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I cannot see how a man of any large degree of humorous perception can ever be religious - unless he purposely shut the eyes of his mind and keep them shut by force


Mark Twain

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TERRY PRATCHETT He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
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ERIC CLAPTON Mark Twain cannot be defined.
HAL HOLBROOK I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open.
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PAUL GAUGUIN The way is shut.
Then they halted and looked at him and saw that he lived still; but he did not...
J.R.R. TOLKIEN I love you."
Z squeezed his eyes shut. "Don't be a tragedy, Bella.
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DAVID BOWIE I just shut (the pain) out, ... I told my body to shut up and keep going.
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PIERRE TEILHARD DE CHARDIN The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.
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VIRGINIA WOOLF i am a museum full of art
but you had your eyes shut
RUPI KAUR Just wait until he figures out I shut him out of his slut hut.
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BRIAN SCHNEIDER It is anomalous to hold that in order to convict a man the police cannot extract by force what is in...
FELIX FRANKFURTER Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you.
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'Cheeseburgers,' his stomach replied.
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