“For instance, I never complained that my birthday was overlooked; people were even surprised, with a touch of admiration, by my discretion on this subject. But the reason for my disinterestedness was even more discreet: I longed to be forgotten in order to be able to complain to myself... Once my solitude was thoroughly proved, I could surrender to the charms of a virile self-pity.”
― The Fall
― The Fall
“One plays at being immortal and after a few weeks one doesn't even know whether or not one can hang on till the next day.”
― The Fall
― The Fall
“If pimps and thieves were invariably sentenced, all decent people would get to thinking they themselves were constantly innocent.”
― The Fall
― The Fall
“I’ll tell you a big secret, mon cher. Don’t wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.”
― The Fall
― The Fall
“I like people who dream or talk to themselves interminably; I like them, for they are double. They are here and elsewhere.”
― The Fall
― The Fall
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