“Because people often ask, I’ll say it here directly: I have no intention of running for office, ever. I’ve never been a fan of politics, and my experience over the last ten years has done little to change that. I continue to be put off by the nastiness—the tribal segregation of red and blue, this idea that we’re supposed to choose one side and stick to it, unable to listen and compromise, or sometimes even to be civil. I do believe that at its best, politics can be a means for positive change, but this arena is just not for me.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“I'll never fall in love again... it's like having two souls at the same time.”
― The General in His Labyrinth
― The General in His Labyrinth
“Solitude sometimes is best society.”
― Paradise Lost
― Paradise Lost
“He was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes ad his dreams was at that moment reaching the finish line. The rest was darkness, 'Damn it,' he sighed. 'How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!”
― The General in His Labyrinth
― The General in His Labyrinth
“What is dark within me, illumine.”
― Paradise Lost
― Paradise Lost
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