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Yet creeds mean very little, Coth answered the dark god, still speaking almost gently. The optimist proclaims that we li

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"Yet creeds mean very little, Coth answered the dark god, still speaking almost gently. The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true"

- James Branch Cabell

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This quote is written / told by James Branch Cabell between April 14, 1879 and May 5, 1958. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA. The author also have 8 other quotes.

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