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'Something about him reminded me of one of those figures from old-fashioned playing cards of the sort used by fortune-tellers, a print straight from the pages of an incunabulum: his presence was both funereal and incandescent, like a curse dressed in Sunday best.'
— Jul 23, 2012 05:59AM
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colleen the convivial curmudgeon
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I'm having a hard time keeping focused. It's well-written and all, but it's just not really holding my attention. :-\
— Jul 23, 2012 06:05AM
colleen the convivial curmudgeon
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'Not evil' Fermin objected. 'Moronic, which isn't quite the same thing. Evil presupposes a moral decision, intention, and some forethought. A moron or a lout, however, doesn't stop to think of reason. He acts on instinct, like stable animal, convinced that he's doing good, that he's always right, and sanctimoniously proud to go around fucking up, if you'll excuse the French, anyone he perceives to be different... '
— Jul 23, 2012 06:02AM
colleen the convivial curmudgeon
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"Army, Marriage, the Church, and Banking: the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."
— Jul 23, 2012 05:57AM
colleen the convivial curmudgeon
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"'Like the good ape he is, man is a social animal, characterized by cronyism, nepotism, corruption, and gossip. That's the intrinsic blueprint for our 'ethical behavior,'' he argued. 'It's pure biology.'"
— Jul 23, 2012 05:57AM
