#lis

I had all the characteristics of a human being—flesh, blood, skin, hair—but my depersonalization was so intense, had gone so deep, that my normal ability to feel compassion had been eradicated, the victim of a slow, purposeful erasure. I was simply imitating reality, a rough resemblance of a human being, with only a dim corner of my mind functioning ↗

— Bret Easton Ellis

#ellis #purpose

The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths. ↗

— Anton Chekhov

#truth #short-story

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#english language #government #help #here #i

I can give you my loneliness, my darkness, the hunger of my heart, I am trying to bribe you with uncertainty, with danger, with defeat. ↗

— Jorge Luis Borges

#english

What Reason weaves, by Passion is undone. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#english

All I ever wanted was a world without maps. ↗

— Michael Ondaatje

#english

Dude, the bush is ready. Why you still beating around it?” “I’ve lived a long time, kid, and I’ve never heard anyone mutilate the English language quite like you. ↗

— Karen Marie Moning

#dani-o-malley #ryodan #english

Laistry....I can't even say that. What would you call them in English?" "Canadians. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#percy-jackson #english

...the heart is an organ of fire. ↗

— Michael Ondaatje

#english

We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything. ↗

— William Golding

#nationalism #poignant #pride #english