“She was widely read enough to appreciate my literary wit but not so widely read that she knew my sources. I like that in a woman.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“The world, we are told, was made especially for man — a presumption not supported by all the facts.”
― A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf: The American Naturalist's 1867 Journey Through the Post-War South
― A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf: The American Naturalist's 1867 Journey Through the Post-War South
“Shall I tell you the secret of the whole world? It is that we have only known the back of the world. We see everything from behind, and it looks brutal. That is not a tree, but the back of a tree. That is not a cloud, but the back of a cloud. Cannot you see that everything is stooping and hiding a face? If we could only get round in front--”
― The Man Who Was Thursday
― The Man Who Was Thursday
“- This isn't an interrogation or a trail. Your version of the truth is the only thing that matters.
-Truth is singular. It's 'versions' are mistruths.”
― Cloud Atlas
-Truth is singular. It's 'versions' are mistruths.”
― Cloud Atlas
“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
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