All Quotes By Tag: Memoir
“The struggles we endure today will be the ‘good old days’ we laugh about tomorrow.”
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“No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn’t even know what was going on inside of me, so how could I have explained it to them?”
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“You see, with big life decisions such as this, I always say it’s best not to think about things too much, because you’ll probably talk yourself out of it. I have lived my life by that philosophy and on the whole it’s delivered below-par results. But I find it’s best not to think about this too much.”
“Civilization is only possible for deeply unpleasant animals. It is only an ape that can be truly civilized.”
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“You are putting yourself in serious danger…’I think that I preferred to put myself in serious danger rather than confront my shame. My shame at not having become someone, the shame of not having made my parents proud after all the sacrifices they had made for me. The shame of having become a mediocre nihilist.”
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“In my opinion, our health care system has failed when a doctor fails to treat an illness that is treatable.”
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“I feel about Photoshop the way some people feel about abortion. It is appalling and a tragic reflection on the moral decay of our society…unless I need it, in which case, everybody be cool.”
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“In life you’ll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it’s because they’re stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitterness and vengeance… Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself.”
“Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you.”
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