

“To say the Truth, I have often concluded, that the honest Part of Mankind would be much too hard for the knavish, if they could bring themselves to incur the Guilt, or thought it worth their while to take the Trouble.”
― The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
― The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

“The lives of the poor are rich in symbols.”
― A Fine Balance
― A Fine Balance

“In her eyes, the sadness sings—of one who was destined, for better things.”
― Love & Misadventure
― Love & Misadventure

“One must live as if it would be forever, and as if one might die each moment. Always both at once.”
― The Persian Boy
― The Persian Boy

“Marx is only half right when he calls religion the opium of the people. It may turn a lot of people into sheep, but it turns far too many of them into tigers.”
― Two Solitudes
― Two Solitudes
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