To be a Modern Intellectual Giant (like me), all you really need is 1. A good, serious book. 2. A sexy cat.
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"All theory, dear friend, is grey, but the golden tree of actual life springs ever green.
Faust pt. 1 (1808) ‘Studierzimmer’ ..." 🙂
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