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“She's a good woman, he thought. The kind of woman whose goodness is oppressive.”
― The Vegetarian
― The Vegetarian
“Everyone’s too self-centered and ego-driven. And lazy. God, are we lazy as a society. It’s disgusting really. We’re fed information, we don’t question it, and we allow it to shape our thoughts, our wants, our desires . . . our life decisions. And then we wonder why we’re so fucking miserable all the time.”
― The Memory Watcher
― The Memory Watcher
“You want to see a very bad man? Make an ordinary man successful beyond his imagination. Let’s see how good he is when he can do whatever he wants.”
― Pachinko
― Pachinko
“It was easy to kiss someone when it didn’t matter; it was more difficult when it might be meaningful.”
― Mexican Gothic
― Mexican Gothic
“No one is clean. Living makes you dirty.”
― Pachinko
― Pachinko
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