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A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares no...

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Eric HofferThe True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

Remember, beneath every cynic there lies a romantic, and probably an injured one.

Only a cynic can create horror--for behind every masterpiece of the sort must reside a driving demon...

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It is good to be a cynic — it is better to be a contented cat — and it is best not to exist at all.

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H. P. LovecraftCollected Essays 5: Philosophy