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A Burnt-Out Case

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It is impossible to go through life without trust: That is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.

The Ministry of Fear

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If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another name?
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Fame is a powerful aphrodisiac.
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Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline.
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The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife, who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn. Or perhaps the comparison is closer to the Chinese cook who leaves hardly any part of the duck unserved.
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A family library is a breeding-place for character.
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Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim.
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HERESY IS ONLY ANOTHER WORD FOR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT.
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I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused.

The Quiet American (1955) pt. 1, ch. 4

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