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And so I laughed because this was life, and a part of mine was over now and nothing exploded and no light was revealed.
“I'll read my books and I'll drink coffee and I'll listen to music and I'll bolt the door.”
― A Boy in France
― A Boy in France
“I'm not absolutely certain of my facts, but I rather fancy it's Shakespeare -- or, if not, it's some equally brainy lad -- who says that it's always just when a chappie is feeling particularly top-hole, and more than usually braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with a bit of lead piping.”
― My Man Jeeves
― My Man Jeeves
“My capacity for having a good time exists. It surfaces, however, on odd occasions.”
― Speedboat
― Speedboat
“the thing about books is, there are quite a number you don't have to read.”
― The King
― The King
“Do we not use each other to slip across the frontiers of self-scrutiny as something other than lonely people?”
― A Smuggler's Bible
― A Smuggler's Bible
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