“It is a common condition of being poor... you are always afraid that the good things in your life are temporary, that someone can take them away, because you have no power beyond your own brute strength to stop them.”
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“When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.”
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“So they left the subject and played croquet, which is a very good game for people who are annoyed with one another, giving many opportunities for venting rancor.”
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“One: Don't kill yourself.
Two: Don't kill each other.
Three: Try hard not to kill nobody else, but if you have to, better if it ain't fam'ly.”
― All Over But the Shoutin'
Two: Don't kill each other.
Three: Try hard not to kill nobody else, but if you have to, better if it ain't fam'ly.”
― All Over But the Shoutin'
“People, by and large, weren't cruel, weren't heartless; it was simply that they couldn't believe anything could happen”
― Lady Killer
― Lady Killer
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