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“Boredom on social occasions is an inescapable hazard for the over-educated”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
Kontekst: Boredom on social occasions is an inescapable hazard for the over-educated, and for the over-ambitious it must be endured.
“Remember, everything passes, even the most unspeakable horrors”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
Kontekst: Again, be patient. And have courage. Remember, everything passes, even the most unspeakable horrors.
“Distrust grows out of lies. Wrong-doing grows out of distrust. Tragedy grows out of wrong-doing.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 3: John
Kontekst: Distrust grows out of lies. Wrong-doing grows out of distrust. Tragedy grows out of wrong-doing. But out of honesty grows love and love's so powerful, it'll be like a suit of armour, protecting Robert, protecting you.
“Romance is the opiate of the dissatisfied”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
Kontekst: Romance is the opiate of the dissatisfied, it anaesthesises them from the pain of their disordered second-rate lives [... ] If romance is the opiate of the dissatisfied then surely nostalgia is the opiate of the disillusioned, for those who see all their dreams come true and find themselves living in a nightmare.
“A rational disposition must necessarily preclude a romantic outlook in life”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
Kontekst: A rational disposition must necessarily preclude a romantic outlook in life, and only the failures of this world can afford to dispense with a rational disposition.
“True doppelgä ngers should never meet face-to-face, you know.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 5: Harry
“To be distracted is pardonable. To be incoherent is simply unobliging.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
“What a bloody jungle income tax is! It's a wonder we don't all go on strike and refuse to pay.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 5: Harry
“Kester wrote about people and since human nature doesn't change his observations hadn't dated.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 6: Hal
“I could always walk out on a husband. But I could never turn my back on a friend.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 2: Ginevra
“Little girls don't stay playmates. Little girls become big girls and big girls become sweethearts.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
“Life's for living, not for mourning … Live in the present, not the past.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 6: Hal
“Christ, all you psychiatrists think about is sex — sex, sex, sex, sex, sex …”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 6: Hal
“One must be rational about such matters and being rational need not mean being cold.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
“The English don't have opinions about the Irish. They have prejudices.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 1: Robert
“Redemption's just a word and as I'm not a Christian it means nothing to me.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 6: Hal
“But magic can't operate without a magician, and being a magician can beat a man to his knees.”
The Wheel of Fortune (1984), Part 6: Hal