James Crumley
"“Son, never trust a man who doesn’t drink because he’s probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They’re the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They’re usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they’re a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can’t trust a man who’s afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It’s damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he’s heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl.”"
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"“Son, never trust a man who doesn’t drink because he’s probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They’re the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They’re usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they’re a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can’t trust a man who’s afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It’s damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he’s heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl.”"
"يا بني، لا تثق أبدًا برجل لا يشرب؛ فهو غالبًا من أولئك المتزمتين الذين يظنون أنهم يميزون الصواب من الخطأ في كل حين. بعضهم رجال صالحون، لكن باسم الصلاح، يتسببون في معظم المعاناة في العالم. إنهم القضاة، المتدخلون. ويا بني، لا تثق أبدًا برجل يشرب لكنه يرفض أن يسكر. هؤلاء غالبًا ما يخافون شيئًا عميقًا في دواخلهم، إما أنهم جبناء أو حمقى أو أشرار وعنيفون. لا يمكنك أن تثق برجل يخاف من نفسه. لكن أحيانًا يا بني، يمكنك أن تثق برجل يركع أحيانًا أمام المرحاض. فالاحتمال الأكبر أنه يتعلم شيئًا عن التواضع وحماقته البشرية الطبيعية، وكيف ينجو من نفسه. من الصعب جدًا على المرء أن يأخذ نفسه على محمل الجد وهو يتقيأ أحشاءه في وعاء مرحاض قذر."
James Crumley
"Son, never trust a man who doesn’t drink because he’s probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They’re the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They’re usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they’re a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can’t trust a man who’s afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It’s damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he’s heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl."
James Crumley
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