Maybe it's wrong when we remember breakthroughs to our own being as something that occurs in discrete, extraordinary … - Peter Høeg

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What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.

Peter Høeg

Maybe it's wrong when we remember breakthroughs to our own being as something that occurs in discrete, extraordinary moments. Maybe falling in love, the piercing knowledge that we ourselves will someday die, and the love of snow are in reality not some sudden events; maybe they were always present. Maybe they never completely vanish, either.

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Confronted with people who have power, and who enjoy using it, I turn into a different person, a baser and meaner one.

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