Patrick King
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For even as the acceptance of one’s own poverty might be the first protection against corruption of the soul, so was gloom a fortress in which one could live encapsulated from insanity.
“Explosion without an objective', declared Miles Blundell, 'is politics in its purest form'.”
― Against the Day
― Against the Day
“Prejudice, a dirty word, and faith, a clean one, have something in common: they both begin where reason ends.”
― Go Set a Watchman
― Go Set a Watchman
“There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.”
― The Place of Dead Roads
― The Place of Dead Roads
“The truth of art keeps science from becoming inhuman, and the truth of science keeps art from becoming ridiculous. —RAYMOND CHANDLER, NOTEBOOKS”
― The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes
― The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes
“When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.”
― Who Is Mark Twain?: Unpublished Personal Papers and Essays―Twenty-Six Works of Humor and Satire
― Who Is Mark Twain?: Unpublished Personal Papers and Essays―Twenty-Six Works of Humor and Satire
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