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“I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try.”
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“It's the best way of telling the truth; it's a process of producing grand, beautiful, well-ordered lies that tell more truth than any assemblage of facts. Beyond that … [it's] delight in, and play with, language; also, a curiously intimate way of communicating with people whom you will never meet.”
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“To die, it's easy. But you have to struggle for life.”
― Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
― Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
“When you think intensely and beautifully, something happens. That something is called poetry. If you think that way and speak at the same time, poetry gets in your mouth. If people hear you, it gets in their ears. If you think that way and write at the same time, then poetry gets written. But poetry exists in any case. The question is only: are you going to take part, and if so, how?”
― The Tree of Meaning: Thirteen Talks
― The Tree of Meaning: Thirteen Talks
“Be a curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you’re left only with what you love, with what’s necessary, with what makes you happy.”
― The Effortless Life: A Manual for Contentment, Mindfulness, & Flow
― The Effortless Life: A Manual for Contentment, Mindfulness, & Flow
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