John Fowles, The Magus (1966)
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I was too green to know that all cynicism masks a failure to cope – an impotence, in short; and that to despise all effort is the greatest effort of all.
— John Fowles on Cynicism
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About John Fowles
John Robert Fowles (31 March 1926 – 5 November 2005) was an English novelist and essayist.
About John Fowles
John Robert Fowles (31 March 1926 – 5 November 2005) was an English novelist and essayist.
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