“I suppose at one time in my life I might have had any number of stories, but now there is no other. This is the only story I will ever be able to tell.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“If I cannot move Heaven, I will raise Hell.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
― City of Heavenly Fire
“But how,” said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’
Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”
― The Secret History
Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of it,” he had said, “as redistribution of matter.”
― The Secret History
“It's far less important to me to be liked these days than to be understood.”
― We Need to Talk About Kevin
― We Need to Talk About Kevin
“Poets are always taking the weather so personally. They're always sticking their emotions in things that have no emotions.”
― Nine Stories
― Nine Stories
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