“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
― Dune
― Dune
“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either -- but right through every human heart -- and through all human hearts. This line shifts. Inside us, it oscillates with the years. And even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained”
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
“Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don't stop to think, don't interrupt the scream, exhale, release life's rapture.”
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“If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.”
― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
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