“I suppose there is a certain crucial interval in everyone’s life when character is fixed forever;”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“And how did they drive people mad? They turned up the volume of the inner monologue, magnified qualities already present to great excess, made people so much themselves that they couldn’t stand it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“We don't like to admit it, but the idea of losing control is one that fascinates controlled people such as ourselves more than almost anything. All truly civilized people – the ancients no less than us – have civilized themselves through the wilful repression of the old, animal self.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“After all, the appeal to stop being yourself, even for a little while, is very great.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“How quickly he fell; how soon it was over.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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