“It seems very strange that one must turn back, and be transported to the very beginnings of history, in order to arrive at an understanding of humanity as it is at present.”
― The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
― The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
“Do not accept an evil you can change.”
― We Were Liars
― We Were Liars
“O, learn to love, the lesson is but plain,
And once made perfect, never lost again.”
― Venus and Adonis
And once made perfect, never lost again.”
― Venus and Adonis
“A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.”
― The Books in My Life
― The Books in My Life
“He'd lost track of what he wanted, and since who a person was what a person wanted, you could say that he'd lost track of himself.”
― The Corrections
― The Corrections
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