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kept intact but everyone does
Everyone agrees that a secret should be kept intact, but everyone does not agree as to the nature and importance of secresy.
— from Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims by François duc de La Rochefoucauld

know I believe except death
No great experience comes or goes easily, and this is the greatest we can know, I believe, except death.”
— from Rose in Bloom A Sequel to "Eight Cousins" by Louisa May Alcott

knew it because every day
I knew it because every day I took him to her; and I took her out driving,
— from The Invaders, and Other Stories by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

KNIGHT ILLUSTRATED BY EMSH Destiny
The Worshippers THE WORSHIPPERS BY DAMON KNIGHT ILLUSTRATED BY EMSH Destiny reached out a hand to Algernon Weaver—but he was a timid man, at first.
— from The Worshippers by Damon Knight

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