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True madness, like true evil, I had been informed once, was always characterised by its banality.
The Cairene Purse (1997)
I think the human race has rather foolishly cancelled many of its options.
The Cairene Purse (1997)
When confused, men turn to war and women to magic.
The Cairene Purse (1997)
He laughed. Clearly the idea of the governor intervening on behalf of an ordinary member of the public amused him.
The Cairene Purse (1997)
Hard labour is a wonderful cure for neurosis!
The Cairene Purse (1997)
The Reens, the flying saucer people, were used by the hippies as an explanation for everything they couldn't understand. In rejecting Science, they had substituted only a banal myth.
The Cairene Purse (1997)
I appreciated his attempt at a neutral tone, given his evident distaste for matter psychic and mystical. We shared, I think, a similar outlook.
The Cairene Purse (1997)