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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.”
― 1984
― 1984
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“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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“A great sorrow, and one that I am only beginning to understand: we don’t get to choose our own hearts. We can’t make ourselves want what’s good for us or what’s good for other people. We don’t get to choose the people we are.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
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