“Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor...I am Pagliacci.”
― Watchmen
― Watchmen
“The sadness of the world has different ways of getting to people, but it seems to succeed almost every time.”
― Journey to the End of the Night
― Journey to the End of the Night
“Lots of men are like that, their artistic leanings never go beyond a weakness for shapely thighs.”
― Journey to the End of the Night
― Journey to the End of the Night
“To have her here in bed with me, breathing on me, her hair in my mouth—I count that something of a miracle.”
― Tropic of Cancer
― Tropic of Cancer
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