“Love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense.”
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“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
― The Cost of Living
― The Cost of Living
Q&A with David Maraniss
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Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author David Maraniss will be answering questions and talking about his new book, Rome 1960: The Olympics That C ...more
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