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Isolation
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Freedom is the possibility of isolation. You are free if you can withdraw from people, not having to seek them out for the sake of money, company, love, glory or curiosity, none of which can thrive in silence and solitude. If you can't live alone, you were born a slave. You may have all the splendours of the mind and the soul, in which case you're a noble slave, or an intelligent servant, but you're not free. And you can't hold this up as your own tragedy, for your birth is a tragedy of Fate alo
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― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
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Solitude is a chosen separation for refining your soul. Isolation is what you crave when you neglect the first.
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― Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion
― Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion
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