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“Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“It increasingly seems that life is something that happens to you and art the opportunity to understand what’s transpired. You need only to be brave.”
― Life's Work: A Memoir
― Life's Work: A Memoir
“You need courage to find out what you really want in life, and what you want might be dangerous. But life is dangerous anyway, and there is a beauty in becoming more and more fully who you are, in paying attention to, as well as being pulled along by, your red thread.”
― Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life
― Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life
“The sadness of the world has different ways of getting to people, but it seems to succeed almost every time.”
― Journey to the End of the Night
― Journey to the End of the Night
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