“If you don't take it, I'm going to throw it away," Alex cheerfully retorted. "I don't want to know what time it is. I don't want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters.”
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Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet
Source: The Book of Disquiet
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William H. Macy (1950) American actor, screenwriter, teacher and director in theater, film and television
Interview in The Guardian (2011)
Context: I could become a hermit if I'm not careful; I like that. When people on Facebook say stay in touch – I don't want to stay in touch. I don't want anyone to know where I am.
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Lo que no quiero, al arrojarlo de mis manos, va a caer al alcance de mis manos.
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Metropolis (1908)
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