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Everyone suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.
“I found myself thinking of an ocean running beneath the whole universe, like the dark seawater that laps beneath the wooden boards of an old pier: an ocean that stretches from forever to forever and is still small enough to fit inside a bucket, if you have Old Mrs. Hempstock to help you get it in there, and you ask nicely.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“We do not have to be mental health professionals to identify the traits of the possible sociopaths among us.”
― Type 1 Sociopath - When Difficult People Are More Than Just Difficult People
― Type 1 Sociopath - When Difficult People Are More Than Just Difficult People
“One of the strange things about adulthood is that you are your current self, but you are also all the selves you used to be, the ones you grew out of but can't ever quite get rid of.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
“I’ve never really understood national pride, or even ethnic pride. It should be more about pride at being a human and living on this planet with fellow humans surely, let’s widen the parameters a bit”
― 2083: The Chronicles Of Hope
― 2083: The Chronicles Of Hope
“I don't really like you, but I'm so good at acting as if I do that it's basically the same thing.”
― Every Fifteen Minutes
― Every Fifteen Minutes
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