The Matter With Morris: A Novel

You love most that which you do not comprehend, or that which is taken from you, or denied you.

He is not an intellectual, but he is sincere and industrious in his search, and this is all that is required. He is also full of contradictions—he tries to be rational and moral, and then is overcome by passion and desire.

Morris Schutt is stumbling towards a discovery of himself, attempting to understand how one should live the best life.

him.

To stumble and then correct oneself, this was a necessary and exquisite thing.

He is looking for a teacher and a guide. He is not looking for someone to bring light into the cave, but for someone to direct him up out of the cave.

The most dangerous thing is to not know your enemy, especially as the enemy is usually yourself, or your own fear.

“Fear of violent death,” he said, “is a bourgeois idea put upon you from the day you are born.”

In a loose way this is a “conduct” novel.