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It seemed only a few minutes later that he woke with a sense that the world was coming apart.

— Richard Yates Disturbing the Peace (1975)

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One advantage of the very low lighting in this room, he'd decided, was that it could make almost any girl look like a million dollars.

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Could a person really be cynical about everything in the world and still expect to have friends?

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"Try to remember this, men. The mark of a professional in any line of work - I mean any line of work - is that he can make difficult things look easy."

Young Hearts Crying (1984)

Sumbitch wasn't even needed, that's the funny part; just some eager-beaver bastard couldn't mind his own business.

A Special Providence (1969)

"When you're talking, Steve, the important thing is knowing when to stop. Never say anything that doesn't improve on silence."

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