“No one is exempt from talking nonsense. The great misfortune is to do it solemnly.”
Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer
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One Minute Nonsense (1992)
“No-one is exempt from speaking nonsense – the only misfortune is to do it solemnly.”
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