“I've always rejected being understood. To be understood is to prostitute oneself. I prefer to be taken seriously for what I'm not, remaining humanly unknown, with naturalness and all due respect”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”
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“لكلٍ جنونه، و قد تمثّل جنونى فى أن أعتبر نفسى سوياً، سوياً بشكلٍ خطِر، و لما كان الآخرون يبدون لى مجانين، فقد انتهى بى الأمر إلى الخوف منهم، و إلى الخوف منّى أكثر”
― المياه كلها بلون الغرق
― المياه كلها بلون الغرق
“People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.”
― The Journals of Kierkegaard
― The Journals of Kierkegaard
“It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.”
― The Trouble With Being Born
― The Trouble With Being Born
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