“The snake which cannot cast its skin has to die. As well the minds which are prevented from changing their opinions; they cease to be mind.”
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“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.”
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“Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.”
― Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
― Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
“Only the Dead stay seventeen forever.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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