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Engleby is a gripping narrative that delves into the complexities of human nature, focusing on the protagonist's journey of self-discovery and the mysteries surrounding his past.
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“The thunder of false modesty was deafening.”
“I don't like being rumbled, I like to be invisible.”
“A bit of the vagueness of music stops you going completely mad, I imagine.”
“That's what opium does to suffering: makes it of hypothetical interest only.”
“You can't recall someone whose name has worn away.”
“The end-of-summer winds make people restless.”
“My direction? Anywhere. Because one is always nearer by not keeping still.”
“Inhale and hold the evening in your lungs.”
“You put your time where your priority is.”
“It was entirely silent and I tried to breathe its peace.”
“We all operate on different levels of awareness. Half the time I don't know what I'm doing.”
“One of the hardest things about being alive is being with other people.”
“The physical shock took away the pain of being.”
“Oh, the sweetness of giving in, of full surrender.”
“Why take drugs specifically designed to send you insane?”
“The thing about opium is that it makes pain or difficulty unimaginable.”
“I never for a moment considered killing myself, because it wouldn't have achieved anything.”
“We're deaf men working as musicians; we play the music but we can't hear it.”
“I don't find life unbearably grave. I find it almost intolerably frivolous.”
“It's only after the change is fully formed that you can see what's happened.”