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There is no escape from mystery. It is the character of our being.


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God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.

God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide.



I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.



Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.

Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse.



The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.

The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.



There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.



The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.



All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears.

All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears.



The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple.

The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple.



The mind is its own enemy, that fights itself with the innumerable pliant and ineluctable arms of the octopus.

The mind is its own enemy, that fights itself with the innumerable pliant and ineluctable arms of the octopus.



Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind.

Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person's mind.





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People do change. And no matter how close we once were, and how much we opened up to each other, maybe neither of us know anything substantial about the other.

People do change. And no matter how close we once were, and how much we opened up to each other, maybe neither of us know anything substantial about the other.



I've spent a lot of time in a rock n' roll band trying to fight off the fact that I was old enough to rent a car. And it's all sort of rushed in at once now. And I like it.

I've spent a lot of time in a rock n' roll band trying to fight off the fact that I was old enough to rent a car. And it's all sort of rushed in at once now. And I like it.



If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.

If Paris is a city of lights, Sydney is the city of fireworks.



I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.

I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.



The descent into the depths always seems to precede the ascent.

The descent into the depths always seems to precede the ascent.



I'm not interested in making movies only with female protagonists. I think it's ridiculous to think that a female director can't direct men. That makes no sense to me.

I'm not interested in making movies only with female protagonists. I think it's ridiculous to think that a female director can't direct men. That makes no sense to me.



The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.

The wise man doesn't compete; therefore nobody can compete with him.



In nature the most violent passions are silent; in tragedy they must speak and speak with dignity too.

In nature the most violent passions are silent; in tragedy they must speak and speak with dignity too.




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