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Pete Dexter Quotes

There is a fine line between stubborn and stupid.

There is a fine line between stubborn and stupid.

Pete Dexter
Stupid, Stubborn, Lines
Pete Dexter (2013). “Deadwood”, p.269, Vintage

And while good books - even so-so books - serve both functions, if you ever have to choose one over the other, keep in mind that a book that entertains without enlightening can still be a guilty pleasure, but a book that enlightens without entertaining is algebra.

Pete Dexter
Book, Mind, Enlightening

Nothing looks more foolish than tradition to those who have none.

Pete Dexter
Looks, Tradition, Foolish
Pete Dexter (2013). “The Paperboy”, p.27, Atlantic Books Ltd

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