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> [“It's like being halfway through the book. I can't just throw it in the dustbin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles-the-magus/it-s-like-being-halfway-through-the-book-i-can-t-just-throw-it-in-the/)

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## More by John Fowles The Magus

> [“Men love war because it allows them to look serious. Because they imagine it is the only thing that stops women laughing at them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles-the-magus/men-love-war-because-it-allows-them-to-look-serious-because-they-2/)

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> [“What had always attracted me in the opposite sex was what they tried to hide, what provoked all the metaphorical equivalents of seducing them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles-the-magus/what-had-always-attracted-me-in-the-opposite-sex-was-what-they-tried/)

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> [“Victims?" "Whatever you call people who are made to suffer without being given the choice." "That sounds like an excellent definition of man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles-the-magus/victims-whatever-you-call-people-who-are-made-to-suffer-without-being/)

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> [“Utram bibis? Aquam an undam? What are you drinking? The water or the wave?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles-the-magus/utram-bibis-aquam-an-undam-what-are-you-drinking-the-water-or-the-wave/)

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> [“There had always been a conflict in me between mystery and meaning. I had pursued tha latter, worshipped the latter as a doctor. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles-the-magus/there-had-always-been-a-conflict-in-me-between-mystery-and-meaning-i/)

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> [“I know what it's like when people go away. It's agony for a week, then painful for a week, then you begin to forget,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles-the-magus/i-know-what-it-s-like-when-people-go-away-it-s-agony-for-a-week-then/)

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> [“It's like being halfway through the book. I can't just throw it in the dustbin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles-the-magus/it-s-like-being-halfway-through-the-book-i-can-t-just-throw-it-in-the/)

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> [“Ever read this?" "Let's cut corners. To hell with literature. You're clever and I'm beautiful. Now let's talk about who we really are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-fowles-the-magus/ever-read-this-let-s-cut-corners-to-hell-with-literature-you-re/)

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