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“I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
“man was born to live either in a state of distracting inquietude or of lethargic disgust.” Voltaire, Candide
“There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust.” Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death
“I have told my sons that they are not under any circumstances to take part in massacres, and that the news of massacres of enemies is not to fill them with satisfaction or glee.” Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
“Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior.” J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
“I'm just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else's. I'm sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting. It's disgusting” J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey
“I imagined that they would be disgusted, until, by my gentle demeanour and conciliating words, I should first win their favour and afterwards their love.” Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
“I don’t like animals. It’s a strange thing, I don’t like men and I don’t like animals. As for God, he is beginning to disgust me.” Samuel Beckett, Molloy
“there's no such thing as a lousy job—only lousy men who don't care to do it.” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
“Paris is like a whore. From a distance she seems ravishing, you can’t wait until you have her in your arms. And five minutes later you feel empty, disgusted with yourself. You feel tricked.” Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer

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