A favorite quote of mine from Thomas Pynchon, one that is a useful tonic during more pessimistic moods:
A pose I found congenial in those days — fairly common, I hope, among pre-adults — was that of somber glee at any idea of mass destruction or decline.
Source: Pynchon, T. Slow Learner: Early Stories (Back Bay Books: 1985) p.13.
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