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“There is no right or wrong reading of Naked Lunch, though some readings are more common, and thus Burroughs commercial is not the issue.”

Quote by Rick Moody

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Rick Moody is an American novelist known for his unique narrative style and profound psychological descriptions. His works often explore the complexities of modern life and the nature of personal identity and interpersonal relationships. more

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“I believe in choosing the hardest book imaginable. I believe in reading up on what others have to say about this difficult book, and then making up my own mind.”

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“Everybody wants life to speak to them with special kindness. Every personal story begs to be steered toward reverie, toward some relief from unpleasant truths: That you are a self, that beyond anything else you want the best for that self. That, if it is to be you or someone else, you need it to be you, no matter what.”

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“Regret doesn't budge things; it seems crazy that the force of all that human want can't amend a moment, can't even stir a pebble.”

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“A tragedy's first act is crowded with supporting players: witnesses crimping their faces, policemen scribbling in pads and making radio calls, EMS guys unfolding equipment, tubes and wheels.”

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“By now, the camouflage had become my skin. My friends wouldn't want to know. Who would want to know? I certainly didn't want to know. All I wanted was to hold my assumptions to the light, and to watch them sparkle in their facets, as all sham gemstones do.”

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“The most thankful person is the most fully human.”

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“Our prayers are granted as soon as we have prayed, even though the process of fulfilling our requests has not yet begun.”

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“When God will have any great matters done, he sets his people's hearts to work at prayer by a kind of gracious instinct. He stirs them up and moves their hearts by the influence of his Holy Spirit.”

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“What is the cause of all God's purposes towards us? Himself. There is no other cause.”

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“Glory in nothing, but only in this, that you are in Christ. For God chose you in him; the being you had was in him before the world was.”

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