“Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“There are few reasons for telling the truth, but for lying the number is infinite.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“People talk too much. Humans aren't descended from monkeys. They come from parrots.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Moronic, which isn't quite the same thing. Evil presupposes a moral decison, intention, and some forethought. A moron or a lout, however, doesn't stop to think or reason. He acts on instinct, like a stable animal, convinced that he's doing good, that he's always right, and sanctimoniously proud to go around f***g up anyone he perceives to be different form himself. What the world needs is more thoroughly evil people and fewer borderline pigheads”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
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