“95% of the people who walk the earth are inert, Johnny. 1% are saints, and 1% are assholes. The other 3% do what they say they can do.”
― The Dead Zone
― The Dead Zone
“...how outrageous could he get, in the realm of fatuous neologism, and still achieve praise?”
― Oryx and Crake
― Oryx and Crake
“Perfection exacts a price, but it's the imperfect who pay it.”
― MaddAddam
― MaddAddam
“Cocky nerds. My wife and I always talk about it. It's people who think they don't think ill of themselves --they actually think that there's something special about themselves but no one's noticed it... And that's what makes them interesting. They have an air of superiority as they're getting pummeled.”
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“It's less so now, but sometimes, when I had a serious thought, I would almost say it in a goofy way--like, I'd take on a weird voice so I'd be like (in a weird voice), 'You know, I think women have to be able to get access to free abortions!' It was this strange defense mechanism. But as I've become more confident, I'm more comfortable having a serious thought and owning it as a serious thought.”
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