

“Listen, Peaches, trickery is what humans are all about," said the voice of Maurice. "They're so keen on tricking one another all the time that they elect governments to do it for them.”
― The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
― The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

“The trouble with life was that you didn’t get a chance to practice before doing it for real.”
― Pyramids
― Pyramids

“People aren't just people, they are people surrounded by circumstances.”
― I Shall Wear Midnight
― I Shall Wear Midnight

“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.”
― The Crack-Up
One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.”
― The Crack-Up
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