“But it held a deeper meaning for me, the sense that reality itself was a stage set that could be dismantled at any moment, and that no matter how magnificent anything appeared, it could be swept aside into the debris of the past.”
― Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton: An Autobiography
― Miracles of Life: Shanghai to Shepperton: An Autobiography
“Sitting there on the deck during intermittent periods of dozing I thought that it’s really hard on a soul to admit how much of life we have spent being full of shit.”
― The Beast God Forgot to Invent
― The Beast God Forgot to Invent
“Wayne laughed shyly. 'Well, that was Mr. Manson's decision. He's very generous. I believe in him, sir,' he added, making a point of his loyalty. 'He wants to make America great again.”
― Hello America
― Hello America
“Come on, big guy. Let's go for a ride. Let's cruise.”
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― Christine
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