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“Robert, art isn't made by people working in twos or threes. Art is made by loners. That's why I used to like literature, because in literature the only ones who count for something are those who go it alone, never expecting anyone to come along one day and explain what they're really striving to achieve.”

Writing Art Literature Loners

Book:Killing the Second Dog

Source: Killing the Second Dog

“Często najbardziej kochamy tych ludzi, te sprawy i te rzeczy, od których bieg życia każe nam odchodzić - nieraz na zawsze.”

Ludzie Miłość

Book:Opowiadania

Source: Opowiadania

“We wanted to take the road to life, and we've come to a graveyard; we set out for a promised land, and all we see is a desert; we talked about justice, and all we know is terror and despair.”

Communism Totalitarianism Kafkaesque

Book:The Graveyard

Source: The Graveyard

“Everything man does, he does out of longing for a better life. Or out of a sense of moral protest.”

Purpose Motivation Longing Intention

Book:The Eighth Day of the Week

Source: The Eighth Day of the Week

“I swear it's easier to purge yourself of great errors than of little villainies.”

Regret Errors Mistakes Villainy

Book:The Eighth Day of the Week

Source: The Eighth Day of the Week

“But I don't like light. I like the darkness, which frees us from our faces and the shadows we cast.”

Light Freedom Darkness Shadows

Book:Killing the Second Dog

Source: Killing the Second Dog

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