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“As far as I can tell, common sense hasn’t been in fashion for a long time.”
― Anita Diamant, The Boston Girl

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“attempting to write yourself as a protagonist in the life of someone else is psychotically narcissistic.”
― Malcolm Collins, The Pragmatist’s Guide to Life: A Guide to Creating Your Own Answers to Life’s Biggest Questions

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“If my Valentine you won't be,
I'll hang myself on your Christmas tree.”
― Ernest Hemingway, 88 Poems

tags: christmas, christmas-tree, felo-de-se, hanging, suicide, valentine, valentine-s-day

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“We theorize that if these disruptions continue to happen, eventually the separate realities will begin to compete with our primary reality for dominance, and there will end up being no safe reality to live in.”
― Steven Decker, The Balance of Time

tags: death, dystopian, earth, excitement, fantasy, future, love, thrilling, vibrations

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“When Epicurus defined happiness as the supreme good, he warned his disciples that it is hard work to be happy. Material achievements alone will not satisfy us for long. Indeed, the blind pursuit of money, fame and pleasure will only make us miserable. Epicurus recommended, for example, to eat and drink in moderation, and to curb one’s sexual appetites. In the long run, a deep friendship will make us more content than a frenzied orgy. Epicurus”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

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