Luckily, even as a young man not yet become himself, John Bridgens had two things besides indecision that kept him from self-destruction - books and a sense of irony.

Dan Simmons
Luckily, even as a young man not yet become himself,...
Luckily, even as a young man not yet become himself,...
Luckily, even as a young man not yet become himself,...
Luckily, even as a young man not yet become himself,...
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John Bridgens was a famous American writer and poet. His life is full of experiences and events that would make anyone go insane. So, when he said that he felt lucky that he had two things besides indecision that kept him from self-destruction, we can assume that he meant books and his sense of irony. Books are the source of many ideas for John Bridgens.

Without them, he would probably have gone insane. His use of irony allows him to deal with the crazy things that happen to him. Reading books helps him to stay sane.

Source: The Terror

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