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“And here was a man who lived on belief, but who sacrificed it at the first challenge, right when he needed it most”

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Patrick Ness, born on October 17, 1971, is a renowned author from the United Kingdom. Known for his unique writing style and engaging narratives, Ness has made a significant impact in the realm of young adult literature. His works often delve into complex human relationships and emotional experiences, resonating with both young readers and literary critics. more

“He pressed his face into the fabric and breathed in slowly through his mouth and nose, hoping for the faintest smoke and mountain sage and salty sweet stink of Jack but there was no real scent, only the memory of it, the imagined power of Brokeback Mountain of which nothing was left but what he held in his hands.”

Real Hands Faces Left Memories Sweet Mountain Mouths Smoke Noses Fabric Scent Sage Stink Salty Brokeback Mountain

Book:Brokeback Mountain

Source: Brokeback Mountain

“Everything in modern city life is calculated to keep man from entering into himself and thinking about spiritual things. Even with the best of intentions a spiritual man finds himself exhausted and deadened and debased by the constant noise of machines and loudspeakers, the dead air and the glaring lights of offices and shops, the everlasting suggestion of advertising and propaganda. The whole mechanism of modern life is geared for a flight from God and from the spirit into the wilderness of neurosis.”

“He had a better mind and a more rigorous temperament than me; he thought logically, and then acted on the conclusion of logical thought. Whereas most of us, I suspect, do the opposite: we make an instinctive decision, then build up an infrastructure of reasoning to justify it. And call the result common sense.”

Mind Decision Results Common Opposites Common Sense Conclusion Reasoning Justify Logical Suspects Infrastructure Temperament

Author:Julian Barnes

“I have found that the many imbalances within our individual lives result in an overall more worldly balance. What I mean is that no matter how unfair I think something is, I need only look at the bigger picture to see how, in a way, it fits... however impossible it is to understand it or see it at the time.”

Thinking Way Needs Looks Mean Matter Found Individual Results Impossible Balance Fit Bigger Unfair Worldly Imbalance Individual Life Bigger Picture

Book:There's No Place Like Here

Source: There's No Place Like Here

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