“[T]here is nothing higher and stronger and more wholesome and good for life in the future than some good memory, especially a memory of childhood, of home.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“It is thanks to my evening reading alone that I am still more or less sane.”
― Vertigo
― Vertigo
“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.”
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“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
“Love is not a weakness. It's the bravest act of our lives.”
― American Girl: Memories That Made Me
― American Girl: Memories That Made Me
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