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""It's that I do not wish to die," he said. Then he said it again-- "It's that I do not wish to die"-- in a quiet tone, of slow and low amaze, as though it were something that, until the words had said themselves, he found that he had not known, or had not known the depth and extent of his desire." — Apr 19, 2014 03:20PM
""It's that I do not wish to die," he said. Then he said it again-- "It's that I do not wish to die"-- in a quiet tone, of slow and low amaze, as though it were something that, until the words had said themselves, he found that he had not known, or had not known the depth and extent of his desire." — Apr 19, 2014 03:20PM
“Suffering is humbling. It pays to know how to get your butt kicked.”
― Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
― Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
“The usual run of children's books left me cold, and at the age of six I decided to write a book of my own. I managed the first line, 'I am a swallow.' Then I looked up and asked, 'How do you spell telephone wires?”
― Anatomy of Restlessness: Selected Writings, 1969-1989
― Anatomy of Restlessness: Selected Writings, 1969-1989
“the whole purport of literature...is the notation of the heart. Style is but the faintly contemptible vessel in which the bitter liquid is recommended to the world.”
― The Bridge of San Luis Rey
― The Bridge of San Luis Rey
“I feel as if I am an ad
for the sale of a haunted house:
18 rooms
$37,000
I’m yours
ghosts and all.”
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for the sale of a haunted house:
18 rooms
$37,000
I’m yours
ghosts and all.”
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“The French have a phrase for it. The bastards have a phrase for everything and they are always right. To say goodbye is to die a little.”
― The Long Goodbye
― The Long Goodbye
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