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“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”
― The Sirens of Titan
― The Sirens of Titan
“A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.”
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“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
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“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
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“We talked, she and I. She asked about my work and it was a pretense, she was not interested in my work. And when I answered, it was a pretense. I was not interested in my work either. There was only one thing that interested us, and she knew it. She had made it plain by her coming.”
― Ask the Dust
― Ask the Dust
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