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Either I’m funny or the world’s funny, I don’t know which. The bottle and lid don’t fit. It could be the bottle’s fault or the lid’s fault. In either case, there’s no denying that the fit is bad.
But decent motives don’t always produce decent results. And the body is not the only target of rape. Violence does not always take visible form, and not all wounds gush blood.
That is because most people believe not so much in truth as in things they wish were the truth.
“But a painful technique is more effective, is that it? I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.”
Life is so uncertain: you never know what could happen. One way to deal with that is to keep your pajamas washed.
No part of it was overwritten, but at the same time it had everything it needed. Figurative expressions were kept to a minimum, but the descriptions were still vivid and richly colored. Above all, the style had a wonderfully musical quality. Even without reading it aloud, the reader could recognize its deep sonority.
