Of the nothing The nothing I fear above all else I decline to embrace it And step inside My warm soft space again
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“You could tell by the way he talked, though, that he had gone to school a long time. That was probably what was wrong with him.”
― A Confederacy of Dunces
― A Confederacy of Dunces
“It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide.”
― Père Goriot
― Père Goriot
“In an age of madness, to expect to be untouched by madness is a form of madness. But the pursuit of sanity can be a form of madness, too”
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“Historically, the most dangerous men on earth were men of God…especially when their gods became threatened.”
― Origin
― Origin
“Boredom is the conviction that you can't change ... the shriek of unused capacities.”
― The Adventures of Augie March
― The Adventures of Augie March
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