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Now I am depressed myself,' I said. 'That's why I never think about these things. I never think and yet when I begin to talk I say the things I have found out in my mind without thinking.

And if there is not any such thing as a long time, nor the rest of your lives, nor from now on, but there is only now, why then now is the thing to praise and I am very happy with it.

The most beautiful fighting machine I have ever seen

You ought to be ironical the minute you get out of bed. You ought to wake up with your mouth full of pity.

Out of all the things you could not have there were some things that you could have and one of those was to know when you were happy and to enjoy all of it while it was there and it was good.

The first and final thing you have to do in this world is to last it and not be smashed by it.