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'Ape House' is an ambitious novel in several ways, for which it is to be

admired, and it is certainly an easy read, but because Gruen is not quite prepared for the philosophical implications of her subject, it is not as deeply involving emotionally or as interesting thematically as it could be.
Jane Smiley

One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.
Voltaire

I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity.
John Hall

Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart's desire.
John Dewey

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.
Blaise Pascal

Happiness has a bad rap. People say it shouldn't be your goal in life. Oh, yes it should.
Richard Dreyfuss

To me rites of passage through life, that's a wonderful, beautiful thing.
Lance Henriksen

Hope is the denial of reality.
Margaret Weis

There's always a race against time. I don't think for one moment that life gets better. How can it? One's body starts to fall apart.
Gloria Grahame

Gemeoss