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American Novelist January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995

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He loved possessions, not masses of them, but a select few that he did not part with. They gave a man self-respect. Not ostentation but quality, and the love that cherished the quality. Possessions reminded him that he existed, and made him enjoy his existence. It was as simple as that. And wasn't that worth something? He existed. Not many people in the world knew how to, even if they had the money. It really didn't take money, masses of money, it took a certain security. Patricia Highsmith
But there were too many points at which the other self could invade the self he wanted to preserve, and there were too many forms of invasion: certain words, sounds, lights, actions his hands or feet performed, and if he did nothing at all, heard and saw nothing, the shouting of some triumphant inner voice that shocked him and cowed him. Patricia Highsmith
He remembered that right after that, he had stolen a loaf of bread from a delicatessen counter and had taken it home and devoured it, feeling that the world owed a loaf of bread to him, and more. Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith quote: "A rush of panic comforted him with its familiarity."
A rush of panic comforted him with its familiarity. Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith quote: "Anticipation! It occurred to him that his anticipation was..."
Anticipation! It occurred to him that his anticipation was more pleasant to him than the experiencing. Patricia Highsmith

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