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“Meager as it is. Nothing to lose as I have. Nothing is something somehow.”
― The Dog Stars
― The Dog Stars
“any live man is better than any dead man but no live or dead man is very much better than any other live or dead man”
― The Sound and the Fury
― The Sound and the Fury
“A gull on an invisible wire attached through space dragged. You carry the symbol of your frustration into eternity. Then the wings are bigger Father said only who can play a harp.”
― The Sound and the Fury
― The Sound and the Fury
“Your heart's desire is to be told some mystery. The mystery is that there is no mystery.”
― Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
― Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
“Anybody can justify anything. It's what separates us from animals. It's a waste of time, though, isn't it-sitting around justifying when there's so much to be done?”
― A Million Heavens
― A Million Heavens
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