“It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
“People resist a census, but give them a profile page and they'll spend all day telling you who they are.”
― Lexicon
― Lexicon
“All empires fall, eventually.”
“But why? It’s not for lack of power. In fact, it seems to be the opposite. Their power lulls them into comfort. They become undisciplined. Those who had to earn power are replaced by those who have known nothing else. Who have no comprehension of the need to rise above base desires.[”]”
― Lexicon
“But why? It’s not for lack of power. In fact, it seems to be the opposite. Their power lulls them into comfort. They become undisciplined. Those who had to earn power are replaced by those who have known nothing else. Who have no comprehension of the need to rise above base desires.[”]”
― Lexicon
“To people at the top, the scariest thing is how many people there are below.”
― Lexicon
― Lexicon
“Why doesn't hatred kill desire? I would have given anything to sleep. I would have behaved like a schoolboy if I had believed in the possibility of a substitute. But there was a time when I had tried to find a substitute, and it hadn't worked.”
― The End of the Affair
― The End of the Affair
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