“The threat of rain appears to have nothing to do with Joao Elvas's desire to be alone, and one must not forget that, strange as it may seem, some men can spend their entire life alone and enjoy solitude, especially if it is raining and their crust is hard.”
― Baltasar and Blimunda
― Baltasar and Blimunda
“He knew now what this thing was — hysteria, a snake whose scales are tiny mirrors in which the dead world takes on a semblance of life. And how dead the world is . . . a world of doorknobs. He wondered if hysteria were really too steep a price to pay for bringing it to life.”
― Miss Lonelyhearts
― Miss Lonelyhearts
“Well, truth's like the sun. Look right at it and that's your eyes ruined for life.”
― There But For The
― There But For The
“My, my. A body does get around.”
― Light in August
― Light in August
“Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
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