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Matthew Lloyd
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Matthew Lloyd
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The Last Man
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I heard my sister's sobs, and thought, happy are women who can weep, and in a passionate caress disburthen the oppression of their feelings; shame and habitual restraint hold back a man.
“Light is the left hand of darkness
and darkness the right hand of light.
Two are one, life and death, lying
together like lovers in kemmer,
like hands joined together,
like the end and the way.”
― The Left Hand of Darkness
and darkness the right hand of light.
Two are one, life and death, lying
together like lovers in kemmer,
like hands joined together,
like the end and the way.”
― The Left Hand of Darkness
“You can’t crush ideas by suppressing them. You can only crush them by ignoring them. By refusing to think, refusing to change.”
― The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
― The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
“Be generous, Sir Samuel. TRULY treat all men equally. Allow Klatchians the right to be scheming bastards, hmm?”
―
―
“you have to be careful with the stories you tell. And you have to watch out for the stories that you are told.”
― The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative
― The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative
“If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.”
― Guards! Guards!
― Guards! Guards!
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