““Life must be various, incongruous, vile and electric. Life must be ruthless and as full of love as may be found in a jaguar’s fang.”
“I like the way you talk, young man,” said Grass, “but I don’t know what you’re saying.””

—  Mervyn Peake, book Titus Alone

Source: Titus Alone (1959), Chapter 24 (p. 841)

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