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“Cease, cows, life is short.”
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
― One Hundred Years of Solitude
“You know, what's so dreadful about dying is that you are completely on your own.”
― Lolita
― Lolita
“For some stories, it's easy. The moral of 'The Three Bears,' for instance, is "Never break into someone else's house.' The moral of 'Snow White' is 'Never eat apples.' The moral of World War I is 'Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand.”
― The Wide Window
― The Wide Window
“I can’t write without a reader. It’s precisely like a kiss—you can’t do it alone.”
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“You couldn't get more original than Laura. Laura. Yes, she was an original, all right. One of a kind. Did they break her mold or what, pal? Or...or did it self-destruct? Still, Laura. The one and the only. Such a plain name for a unique cutie. But perhaps my acuity is not without its problems. I ruin everything: a stupid story to be tapped out on my tomb's stone. I ruined even Laura. And an original ruin is rare. Just ask the archaeologist, "Egypt, again?" Just ask me, "Laura, again?" and we'll both respond: "Yes, again and again. And again.”
― The Original of Laura
― The Original of Laura
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