“There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“I love acting. It is so much more real than life.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“So everything lets us down, including curiosity and honesty and what we love best. Yes, said the voice, but cheer up, it's fun in the end.”
― 2666
― 2666
“Reading is like thinking, like praying, like talking to a friend, like expressing your ideas, like listening to other people's ideas, like listening to music, like looking at the view, like taking a walk on the beach.”
― 2666
― 2666
“I incline to Cain's heresy," he used to say quaintly: "I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.”
― Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
― Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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