

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
― Mother Night
― Mother Night

“Does such a thing as "the fatal flaw," that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature?”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History

“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
― 1984
― 1984

“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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