Quotes from This Perfect Day

Ira Levin ·  368 pages

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“Being happy or unhappy - is that really the most important thing? Knowing the truth would be a different kind of happiness - a more satisfying kind, I think, even if it turned out to be a sad kind.”
― Ira Levin, quote from This Perfect Day


“What we are probably given is a mixture of truth and untruth. It's anybody's guess as to which part is which and how much there is of each.”
― Ira Levin, quote from This Perfect Day


“Did you lose the game? Losing’s the same as winning; you know that, don’t you?” The”
― Ira Levin, quote from This Perfect Day


“It is a paradox that the more egalitarian society becomes, the more important an individual’s genes will be. Where opportunity is completely open – should a child’s background ever become entirely irrelevant in their attainment – innate advantages will still create division.”
― Ira Levin, quote from This Perfect Day


“Wszystko, o czym mówisz, wszystko, o czym myślisz, było już kiedyś powiedziane i pomyślane. I wprowadzone w czyn. Kilkanaście razy.”
― Ira Levin, quote from This Perfect Day



“My też musimy wypełnić nasze zadanie, co oznacza między innymi pilne oglądanie telewizji i śmierć w wieku 62 lat. A cała wolność, o której możemy marzyć, to fajka, parę dowcipów i trochę nadprogramowego pieprzenia. Nie traćmy tego, co mamy, dobrze?”
― Ira Levin, quote from This Perfect Day


About the author

Ira Levin
Born place: in The Bronx, New York City, New York, The United States
Born date August 27, 1929
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