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Old Age Consolation

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One of the consolations of old age is the complete shedding of the illusion that you might be any different from how you are.

John Lanchester – The Debt to Pleasure
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Book as Anchor

In Fiction, Thriller
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A good heavy book holds you down. It’s an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.

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Unreliable Memory

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Memory, I realize, can be an unreliable thing; often it is heavily coloured by the circumstances in which one remembers…

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Anxiety and Conscience

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Anxiety is the beginning of conscience, which is the parent of the soul but is not compatible with innocence.

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Unknown Future

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The future is, of course, an unknown country, but one in which we all have to seek citizenship.

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Wine and Opera Analogy

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Wine is like opera. You can get very cheap seats, they don’t feel comfortable and the view is restricted but it’s still the same show.

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