“if one possesses a thing securely, one need never use it.”
― The End of the Affair
― The End of the Affair
“Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties. It is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”
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“No one would have guessed it from his face, but he was aware of it: a layer of his soul had been shaken loose and was slowly, gradually slipping, coming adrift.”
― August 1914: A Novel: The Red Wheel I
― August 1914: A Novel: The Red Wheel I
“Nobody can exist in a cultural vacuum or truly exist outside their historical moment.”
― Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton
― Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton
“If you want to win, you need to know just one thing and not to waste your time on anything else: the pleasures of erudition are reserved for losers. The more a person knows, the more things have gone wrong.”
― Numero Zero: An Acclaimed Political Thriller Unraveling Mussolini's Conspiracy, Media Hoaxes, and Italian History
― Numero Zero: An Acclaimed Political Thriller Unraveling Mussolini's Conspiracy, Media Hoaxes, and Italian History
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