“The writer should always serve as his own angleworm—and the sharper the barb with which he fishes himself out of blackness, the better.”
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“One and all they are driven by the twin engines of ignorance and willful barbarism. You nod, you also are familiar with these two powerful components of our national character, ignorance and willful barbarianism. Yes, everywhere you turn, and even among the most gifted of us, the most extensively educated, these two brute forces of motivation will eventually emerge. The essential information is always missing; sensitivity is a mere veil to self-concern. We are all secret encouragers of ignorance, at heart we are all willful barbarians.”
― Travesty
― Travesty
“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”
― If We Were Villains
― If We Were Villains
“If a man were to know the end of this day's business ere it come; But it suffice us that the day will end, and then the end be known. If we meet again, well then we'll smile, and if not then this parting was well made.”
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“I used to think I could change the world, but now I realise that I can't even control my urge to eat something sweet.”
― Your Republic Is Calling You
― Your Republic Is Calling You
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