“LIFE IS A SERIES OF RUDE AWAKENINGS”
“True character stands the test of emergencies. Do not be mistaken, it is weakness from which the awakening is rude.”
“The future looks like gasoline. . . . crude oil . . . is the future before it has been refined. It is like a dream of the future, really, and like any dream it ends with a rude awakening.”
“I see the awakening of consciousness as a series of spaced flashes, with the intervals between them gradually diminishing until bright blocks of perception are formed, affording memory and a slippery hold.”
“A nightmare might force you awakened. The tough life might force you awakened.”
“Life is a series of dogs.”