

“The past is the present, isn't it? It's the future, too. We all try to lie out of that but life won't let us.”
― Long Day’s Journey into Night
― Long Day’s Journey into Night

“Because if you’re going to make a small inexpensive computer you have to sell a lot of them to make a lot of money. And we intend to make a lot of money.”
― The Soul of a New Machine
― The Soul of a New Machine

“Like any lover, he desired to please; suffered agonies at the thought of failure.”
― Death in Venice
― Death in Venice

“You're not a Quaker, Jeremy. I happen to know you put beer on your cornflakes.”
― Matching Configurations
― Matching Configurations

“one minute I’m ticking along fine and life is sweet and I want for nothing, and the next, I can’t wait to get away, I’m all over the place, slipping and sliding again.”
― The Girl on the Train
― The Girl on the Train
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