Some things in literature are inexplicable.


Halldor Laxness

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inexplicable and deeply disappointing.
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As the judge pointed out, loathsome and inexplicable for various reasons.
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It's inexplicable that he can't do something so simple as to not get involved in criminal activity.
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inexplicable and a gross waste of taxpayer dollars.
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… I don't know what to say.'
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almost inexplicable in terms of blind stupidity.
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It's inexplicable. But it's been really fun to watch.
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a Senate moment ... completely inexplicable.
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In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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Don't stigmatize in a rush to explain inexplicable evil.
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She smiles like a Whatsapp Emoji"
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Take me to the height where success would seek my help to succeed!
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There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.
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There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.
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Critics are those who have failed in literature and art.
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Some things in life are worth waiting for.
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...some things are better left in the past. And true things are destined to repeat themselves.
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Remarks are not literature.
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Some things are compelling, but not convincing; some things are convincing, but not compelling.
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The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature.
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Real beauty has no boundaries’.
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Some good things are happening even in abysmal states.
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Hemingway's remarks are not literature.
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Some things are difficult to adapt to.
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Some things a lady doesn't tell.
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In literature as in love we are astounded by what is chosen by others.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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There are vogues and fashions in jurisprudence as in literature and art and dress.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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We are just handing out literature.
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Some things in life are too complicated to explain in any language.
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Some things are impossible.
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Some things are impossible.
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Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people.
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In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.
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There are some things in life that are worth fighting for to the end.
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What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.
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Puns are the highest form of literature.
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Art and literature are my surrogate religions.
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We see some good things, some negative things and things in between,
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I nord fra Paucis varre efter Kjølens rand
og efter grænsen gaar vi syd til varre
Savca....
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