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“The bourgeois want art voluptuous and life ascetic; the reverse would be better.”
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“The criminal type is the type of the strong human being under unfavorable circumstances: a strong human being made sick.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
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“...I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire...I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all of your breath trying to conquer it. Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.”
― The Sound and the Fury
― The Sound and the Fury
“Master Dongguo asked Zhuangzi, "This thing called the Way - where does it exist?"
Zhuangzi said, "There's no place it doesn't exist."
"Come," said Master Dongguo, "you must be more specific!"
"It is in the ant."
"As low a thing as that?"
"It is in the panic grass."
"But that's lower still!"
"It is in the tiles and shards."
"How can it be so low?"
"It is in the piss and shit!”
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Zhuangzi said, "There's no place it doesn't exist."
"Come," said Master Dongguo, "you must be more specific!"
"It is in the ant."
"As low a thing as that?"
"It is in the panic grass."
"But that's lower still!"
"It is in the tiles and shards."
"How can it be so low?"
"It is in the piss and shit!”
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Echo’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Echo’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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633 books
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1,263 books
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625 books
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251 books
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1,303 books
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145 books
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