Quotes From "The Secret History Of Twin Peaks" By Mark Frost

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Good literature is a mirror through which we see ourselves more clearly. Mark Frost
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Words lose their meaning when you look at them too long. ‘God.’ ‘Science.’ Meaning. Mark Frost
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We are creature of darkness and light, capable of barbarism and limitless cruelty, and also love, and laughter and the creation of the most sublime beauty. We are both these things, clearly, but which are we more of? Mark Frost
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A secret's only a secret as long as you keep it. Once you tell someone it loses all its power -- for good or ill -- like that, it's just another piece of information. But a real mystery can't be solved, not completely. It's always just out of reach, like a light around the corner; you might catch a glimpse of what it reveals, feel its warmth, but you can't know the heart of it, not really. That's what gives it value: It can't be cracked, it's bigger than you and me, bigger than everything we know. Mark Frost
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A wise man once told me that mystery is the most essential ingredient of life, for the following reason: mystery creates wonder, which leads to curiosity, which in turn provides the ground for our desire to understand who and what we truly are. Mark Frost
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Mysteries precede humankind, envelop us and draw us forward into exploration and wonder. Secrets are the work of humankind, a covert and often insidious way to gather, withhold or impose power. Do not confuse the pursuit of one with the manipulation of the other. Mark Frost
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In my experience, what defines a crime depends on who’s getting screwed. Mark Frost
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Moving forward in time, it is important that we learn to distinguish between mysteries and secrets. Mysteries precede humankind, envelop us and draw us forward into exploration and wonder. Secrets are the work of humankind, a covert and often insidious way to gather, withhold or impose power. Do not confuse the pursuit of one with the manipulation of the other. Mark Frost
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There’s no question that Laura — in more than one way, for many reasons — danced with the devil and paid a terrible price. Mark Frost