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99. Upon resuming consciousness, one should never under any circumstances put any nearby object in one's mouth. | |||
100. Before proceeding one should assess the nature of the environment. A bookstore or library is a fine place for this. The presence of books by Philip K. Dick indicates a fictional universe. | |||
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He sits on the bed and flips through what's left of his copy of "Uncle Freddie's Guide for the Ground Level Operative"
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To talk much about oneself may also be a means of hiding oneself.
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One does not hate as long as one disdains.
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With regard to what truthfulness is, maybe no one has ever been sufficiently truthful.
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There is an innocence in lying which is the sign of good faith in a cause.
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The familiarity of superiors embitters one, because it may not be returned.
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"I am affected, not because you have deceived me, but because I can no longer believe in you"
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Objection, evasion, joyous distrust, and love of irony are signs of health; everything absolute belongs to pathology.
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The thought of suicide is a great consolation. By means of it one gets successfully through many a dark night.
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One no longer loves one's intelligence sufficiently after one has communicated it.
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"I did that," says my memory. "I could not have done that," says my pride, and remains inexorable. Eventually - the memory yields.
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A man who has character also has his typical experience, which always recurs.
99. Upon resuming consciousness, one should never under any circumstances put any nearby object in one's mouth.
100. Before proceeding one should assess the nature of the environment. A bookstore or library is a fine place for this. The presence of books by Philip K. Dick indicates a fictional universe.