

“I don't know about other people, but when I wake up in the morning and put my shoes on, I think, Jesus Christ, now what?”
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“I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it. The darkness of the
room was like sunlight to me.”
― Factotum
room was like sunlight to me.”
― Factotum

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”
― The Go-Between
― The Go-Between

“What can you say to a man who tells you he prefers obeying God rather than men, and that as a result he's certain he'll go to heaven if he cuts your throat?”
― Philosophical Dictionary
― Philosophical Dictionary

“she was consumed by 3 simple things:
drink, despair, loneliness; and 2 more:
youth and beauty”
― The People Look Like Flowers at Last
drink, despair, loneliness; and 2 more:
youth and beauty”
― The People Look Like Flowers at Last
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