Human Despair Quotes

“You start to feel panic, because you realise that human beings are possessed by the idea that they must fill the world with objects and ideas that will outlive them, and you suddenly glimpse the fires that burn below human despair.”
― Greg Baxter, The Apartment

“Nothing creates more metaphysical clarity than a physical crisis. The depth of human despair is often the birthplace of the greatest spiritual triumph. ⁠”
― Anthon St. Maarten