“Those who cannot see must rely upon what has gone before. If I do not wish to appear so foolish as to drink from an empty glass I must remember whether I have drained it or not.”
― Cities of the Plain
― Cities of the Plain
“I've forgotten who I had lunch with earlier, and even more important, where.”
― American Psycho
― American Psycho
“Our discreditable secret is that we don't know anything at all, and our horrid inner secret is that we don't care that we don't.”
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“People who die in Detroit and then go to hell probably think they’re in heaven. I know, because I’ve been to Cleveland.
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― This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks
― This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks
“In Madeleine's face was a stupidity Mitchell had never seen before. It was the stupidity of all normal people. It was the stupidity of the fortunate and the beautiful, of everybody who got what they wanted in life and so remained unremarkable.”
― The Marriage Plot
― The Marriage Plot
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