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But whatever he spoke he knew would be but another name for the wildness that he sought. It was a freedom and a goodness, a hope and a vigor that he perceived to underlie all the familiar things of his life, which were not free or good or
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“Neither creation nor sacrifice could lead a person to heaven.”
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“she knew what it was like to come here looking for better and be treated as worse”
― The Four Winds
― The Four Winds
“People think that socialism is sustained by force—the forcible expropriation of property—but I wish they would just admit that capitalism is also sustained by exactly the same force in the opposite direction, the forcible protection of existing property arrangements.”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
“Love looks through spectacles that make copper look like gold, poverty like riches, and tears like pearls.”
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
― Cleopatra and Frankenstein
“What's everyone talking about?"
"The end of The Iliad."
"That's the best part," Marx said.
"Why is it the best part?" Sadie asked.
"Because it's perfect," Marx said. "'Tamer of horses' is an honest profession. The lines mean that one doesn't have to be a god or a king for your life to have meaning.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
"The end of The Iliad."
"That's the best part," Marx said.
"Why is it the best part?" Sadie asked.
"Because it's perfect," Marx said. "'Tamer of horses' is an honest profession. The lines mean that one doesn't have to be a god or a king for your life to have meaning.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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