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Glen Duncan, born in 1965, is a renowned author from Scotland. His works are known for their unique narrative style and profound philosophical insights, spanning genres such as fantasy, horror, and literature.

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“Life's generally artless ... but it does get these occasional hard-ons for plot. It connects things, nefariously, behind your back, and before you know it you're in the final act of a lousy movie.”

Knows Life Doe Hard Behinds Finals Plot Occasional Behind Your Back

Author:Glen Duncan

“One knows one's madnesses, by and large. By and large the knowledge is vacuous. The notion of naming the beast to conquer it is the idiot optimism of psychotherapy.”

Knows Optimism Madness Notion Conquer Idiot Beast Psychotherapy Vacuous

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“The flesh had infinity in it. I must know every inch by touch yet every inch renewed its mystery the instant my hand moved on. Delightful endless futility.”

Knows Hands Mystery Moved Flesh Endless Instant Infinity Inches Delightful Futility Moved On

Book:The Last Werewolf (The Last Werewolf 1)

Source: The Last Werewolf (The Last Werewolf 1)

“Only meaning can make a difference and we all know there's no meaning. All stories express a desire for meaning, not meaning itself. Therefore any difference knowing the story makes is a delusion.”

Knows Stories Desire Differences Knowing Making A Difference Delusion

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“When I see gurgling retarded children (that's God's doing, by the way, not mine) happily styling their hair with their own stinking mards, I think of Adam in those pre-marital days. I know he's your great-to-the-nth-degree-granddad and all - but I'm afraid he was rather an imbecile.”

Thinking Knows Way Children Mines Hair Degrees Adam Retarded Imbeciles

Book:I, Lucifer

Source: I, Lucifer

“You can't blame me. I mean that literally. You're incapable of blaming me. You're human. Being human is choosing freedom over imprisonment, autonomy over dependency, liberty over servitude. You can't blame me because you know (come on, man, you've always known) that the idea of spending eternity with nothing to do except praise God is utterly unappealing. You'd be catatonic after an hour. Heaven's a swiz because to get in you have to leave yourself outside. You can't blame me because -- now do please be honest with yourself for once -- you'd have left, too.”

Source: I, Lucifer

“Time, you'll be pleased to know--and since one must start somewhere--was created in creation. The question What was there before creation? is meaningless. Time is a property of creation, therefore before creation there was no before creation.”

Knows Time Creation Property Meaningless

Book:I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story

Source: I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story

“I don't know how one should live - but I know that one should live.”

Knows Should Know How

Book:The Last Werewolf (The Last Werewolf 1)

Source: The Last Werewolf (The Last Werewolf 1)

“I don’t know where the universe came from or what happens to creatures when they die. I don’t know if the whole thing’s an unravelling accident or an inscrutable design. I don’t know how one should live—but I know that one should live, if one can possibly bear it.”

Ifs Knows Should Whole Happens Dies Universe Know How Design Bears Creatures Accidents Inscrutable

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“No artist knows everything... but since every artist knows more than he can tell, all art is lying by omission.”

Knows Art Lying Artist Art Is Omission

Book:I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story

Source: I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story

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Born: 1965
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Quotes: 83

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