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Maurice Blanchot
“A story? No. No stories, never again.”
Maurice Blanchot, The Madness of the Day

E.M. Forster
“I do like Christmas on the whole.... In its clumsy way, it does approach Peace and Goodwill. But it is clumsier every year.”
E.M. Forster

E.F. Benson
“Vicinity to the sea is desirable, because it is easier to do nothing by the sea than anywhere else, and because bathing and basking on the shore cannot be considered an employment but only an apotheosis of loafing.”
E.F. Benson, The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson

Maurice Blanchot
“But this is the rule, and there is no way to free oneself of it: as soon as the thought has arisen, it must be followed to the very end.”
Maurice Blanchot, Death Sentence

Roberto Bolaño
“So everything lets us down, including curiosity and honesty and what we love best. Yes, said the voice, but cheer up, it's fun in the end.”
Roberto Bolaño, 2666

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