“Always! That is a dreadful word. It makes me shudder when I hear it. Women are so fond of using it. They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever. It is a meaningless word, too. The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“People pontificate, "Suicide is selfishness." Career churchmen like Pater go a step further and call in a cowardly assault on the living. Oafs argue this specious line for varying reason: to evade fingers of blame, to impress one's audience with one's mental fiber, to vent anger, or just because one lacks the necessary suffering to sympathize. Cowardice is nothing to do with it - suicide takes considerable courage. Japanese have the right idea. No, what's selfish is to demand another to endure an intolerable existence, just to spare families, friends, and enemies a bit of soul-searching.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“When we are happy, we are always good, but when we are good, we are not always happy.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“You like every one; that is to say, you are indifferent to every one.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“THERE ARE ANGELS on this earth and they come in subtle forms,”
― It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back to Life
― It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back to Life
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