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“As for myself: I had come to the conclusion that there was nothing sacred about myself or about any human being, that we were all machines, doomed to collide and collide and collide.”
― Breakfast of Champions
― Breakfast of Champions
“. . . Absurdism was really just realism seen from close to the bottom.”
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“It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“Mother used to say that however miserable one is, there’s always something to be thankful for. And each morning, when the sky brightened and light began to flood my cell, I agreed with her.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“Lust and learning,” Katherine once said. “That’s really all there is, isn’t it?”
― Stoner
― Stoner
Harsh Realism
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Literature that depicts the harsher side of life, but in a realistic manner.
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