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Quotes from A Tan and Sandy Silence — John D. MacDonald

1916–1986 United States

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We're all children. We invent the adult facade and don it and try to keep the buttons and the medals polished. We're all trying to give such a good imitation of being an adult that the real adults in the world won't catch on.

A Tan and Sandy Silence (1972)

Stamp out all small and large indignities. Leave everyone alone to make it without pressure. Down with hurting. Lower the standard of living. Do without plastics. Smash the servo-mechanisms. Stop grabbing. Snuff the breeze and hug the kids.

A Tan and Sandy Silence (1972)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John D. MacDonald (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.