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As a general rule, people, even the wicked, are much more naïve and simple-hearted than we suppose. And we ourselves are, too.
“It is a sad but unavoidable fact of life," he began, "that as we age our social circles grow smaller. Whether from increased habit or diminished vigor, we suddenly find ourselves in the company of just a few familiar faces.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“If Disneyland was indeed the Happiest Place on Earth, you'd either keep it a secret or the price of admission would be free and not equivalent to the yearly per capita income of a small sub-Saharan African nation like Detroit.”
― The Sellout
― The Sellout
“Fate does not take sides. It is fair-minded and generally prefers to maintain some balance between the likelihood of success and failure in all our endeavors.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“One morning you wake up with more life behind you than in front of you, not being able to understand how it’s happened.”
― Britt-Marie var här
― Britt-Marie var här
“Dumbfounded, I stood before the court, trying to figure out if there was a state of being between “guilty” and “innocent.” Why were those my only alternatives? I thought. Why couldn’t I be “neither” or “both”?
After a long pause, I finally faced the bench and said, “Your Honor, I plead human.”
― The Sellout
After a long pause, I finally faced the bench and said, “Your Honor, I plead human.”
― The Sellout
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