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One of the great understated tragedies of humankind was that people were always thinking about something.
“What else is there to think about mate? Times like these, you get to the basics - what you eat, where you shit, finding a place to sleep. It's what keeps you sane.”
― The Piano Teacher
― The Piano Teacher
“We're all on different paths, but death doesn't discriminate. It comes for everyone. It's what you do with it that sets you apart.”
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“When we read, we are capable of taking in only about one key word and then four characters to the left and fifteen characters to the right at any one time.”
― The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
― The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
“I’ve already satisfied that sick journalistic urge that feeds in ripping open wounds of others just before they’re about to heal.”
― A Flicker in the Dark
― A Flicker in the Dark
“For many men in the quarter, unmarried and with no future to think of, the weekly drinking-bout was the one thing that made life worth living.”
― Down and Out in Paris and London
― Down and Out in Paris and London
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