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“There were moments when he looked on evil simply as a mode through which he could realize his conception of the beautiful.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“It is about simple awareness — awareness of what is so real and essential, so hidden in plain sight all around us, that we have to keep reminding ourselves, over and over: “This is water, this is water.”
― David Foster Wallace, This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life