But your book is wrong, Mrs. Strunk, says George, when it tells you that Jim is the substitute … - Christopher Isherwood

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One travels to escape from it all, but that is the great illusion: It cannot be done, since one travels with one's mind.

Christopher Isherwood

But your book is wrong, Mrs. Strunk, says George, when it tells you that Jim is the substitute I found for a real son, a real kid brother, a real husband, a real wife. Jim wasn't a substitute for anything. And there is no substitute for Jim, if you'll forgive my saying so, anywhere.

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We must remember that nothing in this world really belongs to us. At best, we are merely borrowers.

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