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“To live is to build a ship and a harbor
at the same time. And to complete the harbor
long after the ship was drowned.”
― Amen
at the same time. And to complete the harbor
long after the ship was drowned.”
― Amen
“The only way not to be unhappy is to shut yourself up in art, and count everything else as nothing.”
― The Letters
― The Letters
“The advanced societies of the future will not be governed by reason. They will be driven by irrationality, by competing systems of psychopathology.”
― J.G. Ballard: Quotes: Does the Future Have a Future?
― J.G. Ballard: Quotes: Does the Future Have a Future?
“Of two quite lofty things, measure and moderation, it is best never to speak. A few know their force and significance, from the mysterious paths of inner experiences and conversions: they honor in them something quite godlike, and are afraid to speak aloud. All the rest hardly listen when they are spoken about, and think the subjects under discussion are tedium and mediocrity.”
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