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A great novel, a truly great one, not only captures a particular fictional experience, it alters and intensifies the way you experience your own life while you’re reading it. And it preserves it, like a time capsule.’
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“prime example of a central principle of human life: we combat mortality by striving for significance.”
― The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life
― The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life
“We pay a heavy price for being self-conscious.”
― The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life
― The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life
“Accordingly, self-esteem is the feeling that one is a valuable participant in a meaningful universe. This feeling of personal significance is what keeps our deepest fears at bay.”
― The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life
― The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life
Embea’s 2025 Year in Books
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