“Just as a novelist may sometimes wonder why he invents characters who do not exist and makes them do things which do… — Edward St. Aubyn Philosopher Copy Share Image
“Classically, the patient went into psychotherapy because she was neurotic from the suppression of her perverse desires, now she goes into psychotherapy… — Edward St. Aubyn Patience Copy Share Image
“Mind you, I don’t know why people get so fixated on happiness, which always eludes them, when there are so many other… — Edward St. Aubyn Anger Copy Share Image
“Why was he in this state? Or perhaps the question was why had he not always been in this state? Why had… — Edward St. Aubyn Distress Copy Share Image
“Above all, she was a baby, not a 'big baby' like so many adults, but a small baby perfectly preserved in the… — Edward St. Aubyn Money Copy Share Image
“I'll let you in on a little secret, Garry: everything is history. By the time you notice it, it's already happened. That… — Edward St. Aubyn Cognition Copy Share Image
“Could one have a time-release epiphany, an epiphany without realizing it had happened? Or were they always trumpeted by angels and preceded… — Edward St. Aubyn Epiphany Copy Share Image
“Nobody ever died of a feeling, he would say to himself, not believing a word of it, as he sweated his way… — Edward St. Aubyn Death Copy Share Image
“There seemed to be no one in a position of power, from the Vatican to Wall Street, from Parliament to Scotland Yard… — Edward St. Aubyn Abuse Copy Share Image
