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poet's life was never easy, but occasionally it offered certain unique benefits. For instance, one never knew when he might be whisked away on a flying carpet to sip wine on a wizard's veranda.
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“Art can’t decide whether the War on Drugs is an obscene absurdity or an absurd obscenity. In either case, it’s a tragic, bloody farce.”
― The Power of the Dog
― The Power of the Dog
“Remember our new motto, dude: ‘Shit’s crazy. Don’t ask.’” ”
― Where the Hell is Tesla?
― Where the Hell is Tesla?
“Truth may often be the first casualty of war, but dignity is definitely the first casualty of disease.”
― One Word Kill
― One Word Kill
“Animosity hung between them like a two-edged sword; neither of them could use it without first getting hurt herself.”
― Beast In View
― Beast In View
“Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience. Any attempt to escape the negative, to avoid it or quash it or silence it, only backfires. The avoidance of suffering is a form of suffering. The avoidance of struggle is a struggle. The denial of failure is a failure. Hiding what is shameful is itself a form of shame.
Pain is an inextricable thread in the fabric of life, and to tear it out is not only impossible, but destructive: attempting to tear it out unravels everything else with it. To try to avoid pain is to give too many fucks about pain. In contrast, if you’re able to not give a fuck about the pain, you become unstoppable." ~~~~ Mark Manson”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Pain is an inextricable thread in the fabric of life, and to tear it out is not only impossible, but destructive: attempting to tear it out unravels everything else with it. To try to avoid pain is to give too many fucks about pain. In contrast, if you’re able to not give a fuck about the pain, you become unstoppable." ~~~~ Mark Manson”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
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