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“[T]he worst kind of nihilist—the kind who isn't even aware he's a nihilist.”
― The Pale King
― The Pale King
“Only once can I say “I’m dying” without telling a lie. The best day of my life may already be behind me.”
― Amérique
― Amérique
“The future belongs to crowds.”
― Mao II
― Mao II
“Books are truer than movies.”
― The Instructions
― The Instructions
“What's any artist, but the dregs of his work? the human shambles that follows it around. What's left of the man when the work's done but a shambles of apology.”
― The Recognitions
― The Recognitions
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