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“Trample! It was to be trampled on by men that I was born into this world. It was to share men's pain that I carried my cross.”
― Silence
― Silence
“We are not meant to resolve all contradictions but to live with them and rise above them and see them in the light of exterior and objective values which make them trivial by comparison.”
― Thoughts in Solitude
― Thoughts in Solitude
“Life is not attained by reasoning and analysis but first of all by living.”
― Thoughts in Solitude
― Thoughts in Solitude
“Self-denial is not denying to ourselves luxuries such as chocolates, cakes, cigarettes and cocktails (although it might include this); it is actually denying or disowning ourselves, renouncing our supposed right to go our own way.”
― The Cross of Christ
― The Cross of Christ
“The thing about having a mental breakdown is that no matter how obvious it is that you're having one, it is somehow not obvious to you. I'm fine, you think. So what if I watched TV for twenty-four straight hours yesterday. I'm not falling apart. I'm just lazy. Why it's better to think yourself lazy than think yourself in distress, I'm not sure. But it was better. More than better: it was vital.”
― Educated
― Educated
The Casual Academic Podcast
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Literature podcast for the casual academic. Based in Madrid, Spain. We dive deeper into the books we read, and provide a literary discussion that won' ...more
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