“Point me out the happy man and I will point you out either extreme egotism, selfishness, evil -- or else an absolute ignorance.”
― The Heart of the Matter
― The Heart of the Matter
“I honestly believe that people of my generation despise authenticity, mostly because they're all so envious of it.”
― Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
― Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
“Fiction doesn’t tell us something we don’t know, it tells us something we know but don’t know that we know.”
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“Do you know people who insist they like 'all kinds of music'? That actually means they like no kinds of music.”
― Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
― Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
“To my mind, faith is like being in the sun. When you are in the sun, can you avoid creating a shadow? Can you shake that area of darkness that clings to you, always shaped like you, as if constantly to remind you of yourself? You can’t. This shadow is doubt. And it goes wherever you go as long as you stay in the sun. And who wouldn’t want to be in the sun?”
― Beatrice and Virgil
― Beatrice and Virgil
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