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“Do you know why books such as this are so important? Because they have quality. And what does the word quality mean? To me it means texture. This book has pores. It has features. This book can go under the microscope. You’d find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite profusion. The more pores, the more truthfully recorded details of life per square inch you can get on a sheet of paper, the more ‘literary’ you are. That’s my definition anyway. Telling detail. Fresh detail. The good writers touch life often. The mediocre ones run a quick hand over her. The bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies. So now you see why books are hated and feared? They show the pores in the face of life.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“This is not a war, this is a test of how far man can be degraded”
― Birdsong
― Birdsong
“I don't know about other people, but when I wake up in the morning and put my shoes on, I think, Jesus Christ, now what?”
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“I am the Reaper and death is my shadow.”
― Red Rising
― Red Rising
“I detest the masculine point of view. I am bored by his heroism, virtue, and honour. I think the best these men can do is not talk about themselves anymore.”
― The Pargiters
― The Pargiters
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