“And this also," said Marlow suddenly, "has been one of the dark places of the earth.”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“Toast was a pointless invention from the Dark Ages. Toast was an implement of torture that caused all those subjected to it to regurgitate in verbal form the sins and crimes of their past lives. Toast was a ritual item devoured by fetishists in the belief that it would enhance their kinetic and sexual powers. Toast cannot be explained by any rational means.
Toast is me.
I am toast.”
― Oryx and Crake
Toast is me.
I am toast.”
― Oryx and Crake
“I am not my childhood,' Snowman says out loud.”
― Oryx and Crake
― Oryx and Crake
“Do you really believe ... that everything historians tell us about men – or about women – is actually true? You ought to consider the fact that these histories have been written by men, who never tell the truth except by accident.”
― The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
― The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
“You can’t buy it, but it has a price,” said Oryx. “Everything has a price.”
― Oryx and Crake
― Oryx and Crake
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