“A man who believed himself invulnerable was very vulnerable indeed.” — Kate Ross, The Devil in Music
Category: Quotations
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“It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief.” — Lionel Trilling, “The Novel Alive or Dead,” A Gathering of Fugitives
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“Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived.” — Matt Haig, The Midnight Library
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“There is no faster way of destroying a man, or mocking his ideas, than making him fashionable.” — Paul Theroux, The Old Patagonian Express
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“The cynic suffers the form of faith without love. Incredulity is his piety.” — James Richardson, Vectors
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“More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk.” — Bruce Schneier, Beyond Fear
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“If we live inside a bad joke, it is up to us to learn, at best and worst, to tell it well.” — Jonathan Raban, Coasting
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“A person cannot make another happy, but he can make him unhappy. This is the main reason why there is more unhappiness than happiness in the world.” — Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin
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“If you listen closely enough, your opponents will tell you how to defeat them.” — Michael Wade, “Listen Closely Enough,” Execupundit (2022-04-07)
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“The more closely we observe the present moment, the more amorphous it becomes. It vanishes as we reach out to touch it, transforming into the next moment, and the next …” — Annaka Harris, “What Is Time?,” Nautilus (2022-05-12)
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