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Notes:The characters are insufferable. I’m trying to find someone to like. But they’re awash in their enormous privileges which consist of optimal parenting, top schools, all the breaks.
The first part, Adam, is about the son of two midwestern psychi ...more "
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There is a male closeness in mid 20th century Italian fiction that doesn’t exist in current fiction about American men. The relationships are emotional, deeply moving, physically affectionate. I’ve read about it before in Cesare Pavese’s novels and s
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“All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”
― Worstward Ho
― Worstward Ho
“Allow me, in conclusion, to congratulate you warmly upon your sexual intercourse, as well as your singing.”
― The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
― The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
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“My dear friend, clear your mind of cant [excessive thought]. You may talk as other people do: you may say to a man, "Sir, I am your most humble servant." You are not his most humble servant. You may say, "These are bad times; it is a melancholy thing to be reserved to such times." You don't mind the times ... You may talk in this manner; it is a mode of talking in Society; but don't think foolishly.”
― The Life of Johnson, Vol 4
― The Life of Johnson, Vol 4
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― Conversations with William Styron
― Conversations with William Styron
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