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Book cover for The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The closer the church, the nearer to God,’ was how one gangland wit had put his decision to base his criminal operations within a few blocks of Police Headquarters.
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“Sometimes,” said Helmholtz, “I get so lonely and disgusted, I don’t see how I can stand it. I feel like doing all kinds of crazy things, just for the heck of it—things that might even be bad for me.” Jim blew a smoke ring expertly. “And then!” said Helmholtz. He snapped his fingers and honked his horn. “And then, Jim, I remember I’ve got at least one tiny corner of the universe I can make just the way I want it! I can go to it and gloat over it until I’m brand-new and happy again.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Welcome to the Monkey House

Oscar Wilde
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“That's one thing Earthlings might learn to do, if they tried hard enough: Ignore the awful times and concentrate on the good ones.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

Bernhard Schlink
“Doing history means building bridges between the past and the present, observing both banks of the river, taking an active part on both sides.”
Bernhard Schlink, The Reader

N.K. Jemisin
“I think you hate me because… I’m someone you can hate. I’m here, I’m handy. But what you really hate is the world.”
N.K. Jemisin, The Broken Earth Trilogy

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