“Whenever I was asked what I wanted my first impulse was to answer "Nothing." The thought went through my mind that it didn't make any difference, that nothing was going to make me happy.”
― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
“Men cannot grieve as dogs do. But they grieve for many years.”
― Assassin's Apprentice
― Assassin's Apprentice
“As long as I can make them laugh, it doesn’t matter how, I’ll be alright. If I succeed in that, the human beings probably won’t mind it too much if I remain outside their lives. The one thing I must avoid is becoming offensive in their eyes: I shall be nothing, the wind, the sky.”
― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
“The thought of dying has never bothered me, but getting hurt, losing blood, becoming crippled and the like—no thanks.”
― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
“I was frightened even by God. I could not believe in His love, only in His punishment. Faith. That, I felt, was the act of facing the tribunal of justice with one’s head bowed to receive the scourge of God. I could believe in hell, but it was impossible for me to believe in the existence of heaven.”
― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
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