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Everyone getting a divorce feels sorry for himself, unless he feels self-righteous. I’ve come to believe that self-righteousness is simply a protective mechanism against self-pity (usually male) and the terrible sense of vulnerability that
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“Not evil,’ Fermín objected. ‘Moronic, which isn’t quite the same thing. Evil presupposes a moral decision, intention, and some forethought. A moron or a lout, however, doesn’t stop to think or reason. He acts on instinct, like an animal, convinced that he’s doing good, that he’s always right, and sanctimoniously proud to go around fucking up, if you’ll excuse the French, anyone he perceives to be different from himself, be it because of skin colour, creed, language, nationality or, as in the case of Don Federico, his leisure pursuits. What the world really needs are more thoroughly”
― The Shadow Of The Wind
― The Shadow Of The Wind
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