“When a Tralfamadorian sees a corpse, all he thinks is that the dead person is in bad condition in that particular moment, but that the same person is just fine in plenty of other moments. Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I
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“All that hatred down there," he said, "all that hatred and misery and love. It's a wonder it doesn't blow the avenue apart.”
― Sonny's Blues
― Sonny's Blues
“I could say "Elves" to him,
But it's not elves exactly, and I'd rather
He said it for himself.”
― Mending Wall
But it's not elves exactly, and I'd rather
He said it for himself.”
― Mending Wall
“They're such beautiful shirts,' she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. 'It makes me sad because I've never seen such - such beautiful shirts before.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“Not altogether a fool," said G., "but then he's a poet, which I take to be only one remove from a fool.”
― The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 2
― The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Volume 2
“What art thou Faustus, but a man condemned to die?”
― Dr. Faustus
― Dr. Faustus
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