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“Of all men the drunkard is the foulest. The thief when he is not stealing is like another. The extortioner does not practise in the home. The murderer when he is at home can wash his hands. But the drunkard stinks and vomits in his own bed and dissolves his organs in alcohol.”
― Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls

“Life might merely be a momentary bolt of lightning in the dark, after which the self melts into the infinite darkness.”
― Izumi Suzuki, Terminal Boredom: Stories

“The smart kids think I have no shape. But I do. I’m just keeping it hidden. Because who wants them to see?”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun

“The precious stone of her character was adamant against the wear and tear of time, and its facets took on an additional polish in adversity. In the supreme test it was to shine out brilliantly.”
― Paul Frolich, Rosa Luxemburg - Her Life and Work