Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.

John Ciardi
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  2. Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea.

  3. Tell me how much a nation knows about its own language, and I will tell you how much that nation knows about its own identity.

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