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EMILY BRONTë Le malheur avait mis les habits du mensonge Ils étaient d’un beau rouge couleur du... JACQUES PRéVERT Het gaat in het leven niet om wat je wilt, maar om hoe je je wilt voelen. MARIëLLE DUIJNDAM Prijateljstvo se ne bira, rekao je, ono biva, ko zna zbog čega, kao ljubav. A ništa ja nisam tebi ... MEšA SELIMOVIć I recover my property wherever I find it.
[Fr., Je reprends mon bien ou je le trouve.] JEAN BAPTISTE POQUELIN MOLIERE Oui, je me rappelai. Je connaissais le creux de ce corps protecteur. Je connaissais les batteme... CARINA ROZENFELD Um koji zna zatvoren je um. E.K. JOHNSTON Takva je ljubav. Ona može da uništi čoveka, i nanovo ga podigne i preporodi. Danas može da ... KNUT HAMSUN Ce qui commence par : "Je me hâtais de déplaire exprès, par crainte de déplaire naturellement" (... JULIEN GRACQ Le travail ne représentait qu'ennui pour moi, je détestais aller au bureau. Je me sentais vraiment... HARUKI MURAKAMI I die content, I die for the liberty of my country.
[Fr., Je meurs content, je meurs pour la liber... THOMAS PAINE I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
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[Fr., An, ma foi, je n'en sais rien; moi je ... ANDOCHE JUNOT (DUC D'ABRANTES) Verlichting is dichterbij dan je denkt. Welke keuze zou je nu een stuk lichter doen voelen? MARIëLLE DUIJNDAM Dejisko sa nemení. Na dejisku je vždy niečo osudové; nie je to náhoda, ak sa v tej či onej izb... MáRAI SáNDOR - Aimer, c'est toujours dangereux, Martin ! Aimer, c'est espérer tout gagner en risquant de tout pe... GUILLAUME MUSSO Kad rat pravi zurku, redosled gostiju uvek je isti... Prvo dodu Popovi... Pa Topovi... ĐORđE BALAšEVIć Je suis a toi. PEPPER WINTERS
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