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Ragtime
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Across America sex and death were barely distinguishable. Runaway women died in the rigors of ecstasy. Stories were hushed up and reporters paid off by rich families. One read between the lines of the journals and gazettes.
“You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, burning bushes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help?”
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“Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk — real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious.”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
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“We can experience nothing but the present moment, live in no other second of time, and to understand this is as close as we can get to eternal life.”
― The Children of Men
― The Children of Men
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