“The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don't hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, and anguished or mocking smoke screen which keeps the other in its true place. When true silence falls we are left with echo but are nearer nakedness. One way of looking at speech is to say that it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness.”
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“Gratitude’s got a short half-life, Clarice.”
― The Silence of the Lambs
― The Silence of the Lambs
“Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it?”
― The Silence of the Lambs
― The Silence of the Lambs
“Can you smell his sweat? That peculiar goatish odor is trans-3-methyl-2 hexenoic acid. Remember it, it's the smell of schizophrenia.”
― The Silence of the Lambs
― The Silence of the Lambs
“Not quite what one expected, but once it happened one realized it couldn't be any other way.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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