“Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.”
― 1984
― 1984
“Oleander time, she said. Lovers who kill each other now will blame it on the wind. ”
― White Oleander
― White Oleander
“You said, 'I love you.' Why is it that the most unoriginal thing we can say to one another is still the thing we long to hear? ”
― Written on the Body
― Written on the Body
“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
― Dune
― Dune
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