“Maybe if everyone walked around being in touch with each other's hidden pain it could work out and even be beautiful, but it doesn't feel safe to be the only compassionate person on the planet.”
― Rose of No Man's Land
― Rose of No Man's Land
“You try to be good, to be good and loving and nice and not hard, not tough, a sweet nice girl, not ugly, not full of ugliness, but people make it impossible.”
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“We looked at each other for the last time; nothing is as eloquent as nothing.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“Listen, I have been educated.
I have learned about Western
Civilization. Do you know
What the message of Western
Civilization is? I am alone.”
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I have learned about Western
Civilization. Do you know
What the message of Western
Civilization is? I am alone.”
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“Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
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