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“It's really too bad that so much crumby stuff is a lot of fun sometimes.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“Everybody who tells you how to act has whiskey on their breath.”
― Rabbit, Run
― Rabbit, Run
“They can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.”
― Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write or Add
― Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write or Add
“If religion is the opiate of the people, tradition is an even more sinister analgesic, simply because it rarely appears sinister. If religion is a tight band, a throbbing vein, and a needle, tradition is a far homelier concoction: poppy seeds ground into tea; a sweet cocoa drink laced with cocaine; the kind of thing your grandmother might have made.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
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