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“We see that, sometimes, as a result of these dislocations, as a result of people leaving their original intended career and going into something else where their creativity could make a difference, that depressions and all kinds of other unfortunate events can have a paradoxically stimulating effect on creativity.”
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“One of the characteristic problems of our time is how to close this gap between capabilities and foresight.”
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“They have been trapped by their own inventiveness and audacity. And they must pay with their lives.”
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“Drawing my thoughts out of my mind and holding me down to earth at the same time.”
― A Tale for the Time Being
― A Tale for the Time Being
“The pilgrims chant with every minute subtracted from their lives. This is their sacrifice.”
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