The Things That Really Matter
‘We all recognise a likeness of Shakespeare the instant we see one, and yet we don’t really know what he looked like. It is like this with nearly every aspect of his life and character: He is at once the best known and least known of figures…’
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‘Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow…’
‘I heard someone say once that many of us only seem able to find heaven by backing away from hell…’
‘We won’t be beaten by hate…’
‘The Golden Age ended when men stopped hunting, settled in houses and began the daily grind…’
‘You aren’t a hero and I’m not beautiful and we probably won’t live happily ever after…’
‘No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality…’
‘Maybe there is a beast… maybe it’s only us…’
‘Going outside is highly overrated…’
‘Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I’d have the facts…’
