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“In all this madness, there is only one beast whose existence you doubt. And you are not thinking of God, also known as Whoever. You are thinking of that most impossible of all mythical creatures: the Honest Politician.”
― Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

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“She took him by the ears and blew into his nostrils to give him a start, then looked into his eyes to see what she had surprised there.”
― Charles Portis, Gringos

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“There are good reasons humans can’t converse with animals, except after death. Because animals wouldn’t stop complaining. And that would make them harder to slaughter.”
― Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

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“Treacle Walker? Me know that pickthank psychopomp? I know him, so I do. I know him. Him with his pots for rags and his bag and his bone and his doddering nag and nookshotten cart and catchpenny oddments. Treacle Walker? I’d not trust that one’s arse with a fart.”
― Alan Garner, Treacle Walker

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“My job is about being right. Always. If I’m ever wrong, I must make use of all my means and resources to bend and align reality according to my mistake so that it ceases to be a mistake.”
― Hernan Diaz, Trust

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