“In general, the greater the understanding, the greater the delusion; the more intelligent, the less sane.”
― 1984
― 1984
“It is is better to know one book intimately than a hundred superficially.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“I often wonder what I'd do if there weren't any books in the world.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
― 1984
― 1984
“All my life, people have taken my shyness for sullenness, snobbery, bad temper of one sort or another.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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