“And yet I have been fashioned so painstakingly,' thought Cincinnatus as he wept in the darkness. 'The curvature of my spine has been calculated so well, so mysteriously. I feel, tightly rolled up in my calves, so many miles that I could yet run in my lifetime. My head is so comfortable.' A clock struck a half, pertaining to some unknown hour. (Invitation to a beheading)”
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“When I walked down the streets, I asked myself, are these my people?, is this my hometown, am I who I am?”
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“I am trying to make, before I get through, a picture of the whole world--or as much of it as I have seen. Boiling it down always, rather than spreading it out too thin. (On Writing.)”
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“What in hell is a girl with hips like yours doing selling death?”
― Welcome to the Monkey House
― Welcome to the Monkey House
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