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Slapstick
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I can think of another quickie education for a child, which, in its way, is almost as salutary: Meeting a human being who is tremendously respected by the adult world, and realizing that that person is actually a malicious lunatic.
“Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.”
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“Love is a big and wonderful idea, but life is made up of small things. As a kid, you have nothing to do with the way the world is run; you just have to hurry to catch up with it.”
― Lullabies for Little Criminals
― Lullabies for Little Criminals
“You were sick, but now you're well again, and there's work to do.”
― Timequake
― Timequake
“Since Alice had never received any religious instruction, and since she had led a blameless life, she never thought of her awful luck as being anything but accidents in a very busy place. Good for her.”
― Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!
― Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!
“I was not a lovable child, and I'd grown into a deeply unlovable adult. Draw a picture of my soul, and it'd be a scribble with fangs.”
― Dark Places
― Dark Places
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