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> [“As it happens I am comfortable with the Michael Laskis of this world, with those who live outside rather than in, those in whom the sense of dread is so acute that they turn to extreme and doomed commitments; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-didion/as-it-happens-i-am-comfortable-with-the-michael-laskis-of-this-world/)

[Joan Didion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-didion/)

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> [I know something about dread myself, and appreciate the elaborate systems with which some people fill the void, appreciate all the opiates of the people, whether they are as accessible as alcohol and heroin and promiscuity or as hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-didion/i-know-something-about-dread-myself-and-appreciate-the-elaborate/)

[Joan Didion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-didion/)

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