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History has shown charm to be the final ambition of the leisure class.
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“We must strive to become intellectual nomads, keep moving, keep learning, resist confining ourselves in any cultural or mental ghetto, and spend more time not in select centres but at the margins, which is where real change always comes from.”
― How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
― How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
“Why did some people have so much? And yet, compared with Lily, she herself must seem almost rich. Was it all like this? Did every one look with envy at the one above? Funny. And funny, too, that the thought of someone else being worse off than you were yourself should make you feel more cheerful.”
― High Wages
― High Wages
“It sounds like you're saying we can choose to live. Or we can choose to survive.”
― The Immortalists
― The Immortalists
“Youth and enthusiasm can be fatiguing to those who have lost both.”
― High Wages
― High Wages
“Since Wilfrid had introduced her to H.G. Wells, Jane's life had been different. Her horizons had widened and extended incredibly. H.G. Wells was like wind blowing through her mind. She felt strong and exhilarated after reading him. It didn't matter whether she agreed with him or not. She wasn't sure that he ever pointed out any road that she could follow. It didn't matter. He made her want to get up and fight and go on.”
― High Wages
― High Wages
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