“… hate suits him better than forgiveness. Immersed in hate, he doesn't have to do anything; he can be paralyzed, and the rigidty of hatred makes a kind of shelter for him.”
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American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, an… 1932–2009Related quotes

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