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“Human beings seem to have an almost unlimited capacity to deceive themselves, and to deceive themselves into taking their own lies for truth.”
― The Politics of Experience/The Bird of Paradise
― The Politics of Experience/The Bird of Paradise
“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”
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“You don't have to teach people how to be human. You have to teach them how to stop being inhuman. Eldridge Cleaver”
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“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― Valis
― Valis
“Gary Mark Gilmore: Go down on me, partner... I need it
Nicole Baker: Don't call me partner.
Gary Mark Gilmore: No, darlin'... I love it... I love it
Nicole Baker: Yeah, you and seven other motherfuckers.”
― The Executioner's Song
Nicole Baker: Don't call me partner.
Gary Mark Gilmore: No, darlin'... I love it... I love it
Nicole Baker: Yeah, you and seven other motherfuckers.”
― The Executioner's Song
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