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Prerequisite for rereadability in books: that they be forgettable.
Jean Rostand
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Jean Rostand
Age: 82 †
Born: 1894
Born: October 30
Died: 1977
Died: September 4
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My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of other pessimists.
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There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race.
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The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.
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Never feel remorse for what you have thought about your wife she has thought much worse things about you.
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Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.
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To love an idea is to love it a little more than one should.
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