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Christopher Isherwood


I doubt if one ever accepts a belief until one urgently needs it.

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Horror is always aware of its cause; terror never is. That is precisely what makes terror terrifying.

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It seems to me that the real clue to your sex orientation lies in your romantic feelings rather than in your sexual feelings.

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We live in stirring times—-tea-stirring times.

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Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique, and not too much imagination.

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