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> [“The effort mined a core of dizziness inside him. He resisted it, but then realizing that there was nothing attractive about consciousness, nothing he cared to know about the someone in charge of death and butterflies, he let himself go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/the-effort-mined-a-core-of-dizziness-inside-him-he-resisted-it-but/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

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## More by Lucius Shepard

> [“The scene was horrid, yet it had the purity of a stanza from a ballad come to life, a ballad composed about tragic events…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/the-scene-was-horrid-yet-it-had-the-purity-of-a-stanza-from-a-ballad/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [If you deny mystery-even in the guise of death-then you deny life, and you will walk like a ghost through your days, never knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/if-you-deny-mystery-even-in-the-guise-of-death-then-you-deny-life-and/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [“Don’t you see the inevitability of this moment? I mean we’re talking serious process here, man. The perfect critic stepping forth from the demimonde…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/don-t-you-see-the-inevitability-of-this-moment-i-mean-we-re-talking/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage tells of a young boy's travels through the black heart of Depression American and his search for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/a-death-at-the-white-camellia-orphanage-tells-of-a-young-boy-s/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [“When the tragedies of others become for us diversions, sad stories with which to enthrall our friends, interesting bits of data to toss out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/when-the-tragedies-of-others-become-for-us-diversions-sad-stories/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [“Even the serenity he felt was something that needed to be understood; it seemed a symptom of a deeper and more complete understanding that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/even-the-serenity-he-felt-was-something-that-needed-to-be-understood/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

> [“The effort mined a core of dizziness inside him. He resisted it, but then realizing that there was nothing attractive about consciousness, nothing he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucius-shepard/the-effort-mined-a-core-of-dizziness-inside-him-he-resisted-it-but/)

[Lucius Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucius-shepard/)

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