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“I wish neither to possess nor to be possessed. I no longer covet 'paradise'. More important, I no longer fear 'hell'.
The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning but I did not take it. My ailment came from within myself, but I did not observe it, until this moment.
Now I see that I will never find the light unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, consuming myself.”
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The medicine for my suffering I had within me from the very beginning but I did not take it. My ailment came from within myself, but I did not observe it, until this moment.
Now I see that I will never find the light unless, like the candle, I am my own fuel, consuming myself.”
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“Te occidere possunt sed te edere non possunt nefas est." (Roughly, "They can kill you, but the legalities of eating you are quite a bit dicier.")”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.”
― Philosophical Dictionary
― Philosophical Dictionary
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”
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“If it is not beautiful for someone, it does not exist.”
― The Recognitions
― The Recognitions
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