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Under the Volcano
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"Under the Volcano" Quotes

An alcoholic consul's descent into madness unfolds during the Day of the Dead in Mexico.

Quotes

Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.

Malcolm Lowry

It's fatal to know too much!

Malcolm Lowry

Love is a religion—its own religion.

Malcolm Lowry

To hell with the calendar, the most important thing is to get rid of God.

Malcolm Lowry

There is no reason for us to suffer except ourselves.

Malcolm Lowry

Terrors are twists that time gives to events.

Malcolm Lowry

There may be a paradise for fools, but it's much more probable that a fool will be a fool.

Malcolm Lowry

To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all the great truths which atheism would deny.

Malcolm Lowry

Ninety percent of our understanding is implicit.

Malcolm Lowry

Nothing is false and nothing is true. Everything is the color of the glass through which we look at it.

Malcolm Lowry