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"I felt as if I had committed some great crime, the consciousness of which haunted me. I was guiltless, but I had indeed drawn down a horrible curse upon my head, as mortal as that of crime."

were you? :) were you guiltless? :) were you guiltless, victor? :) victor, were you guiltless? :)

imagine reading a full novel about this absolute milksop, this utterly unsalvageable wuss, this straggling piece of wilted wet lettuce cowering in the corner of the empty plastic tub, and then casting Oscar Isaac to play him in a film version. like, dang. crazy behavior, Guillermo. (but I'm still stoked for your adaptation.)

"It was a strong effort of the spirit of good, but it was ineffectual. Destiny was too potent, and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction."