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“Maturity is when you accept the fact that two contradictory ideas can exist together.”
― David Kessler, Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms: Who and What You See Before You Die

“No one looks at the mountains. But they were there, making them all look silly.”
― Ross Macdonald, The Moving Target

“There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge.”
― Raymond Chandler, Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories