"Spelling is a way to make words safe, at least for now, until another technology appears to soften attacks launched from the mouth."
"Eventually you stop paying attention to your own feelings when there's nothing to be done about them."
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Source: Ben Marcus (2012). “The Flame Alphabet”, p.29, Vintage
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