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“Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Anyone who believes what a cat tells him deserves all he gets.”
― Stardust
― Stardust
“The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human.”
― In the Skin of a Lion
― In the Skin of a Lion
“Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.”
― Le Petit Prince
― Le Petit Prince
“As you grow older, you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
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