“Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it's no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won't come.”
― The Return of the King
― The Return of the King
“The artist's job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence.”
― Midnight in Paris: The Shooting Script
― Midnight in Paris: The Shooting Script
“Then I think of all the tricks, all the minutes all the hours and days and weeks and months and years waiting for me. All of it without them. And I can't breathe then, like someone's stepping on my heart, Laila. So weak I just want to collapse somewhere.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Despair is the price one pays for self-awareness. Look deeply into life, and you'll always find despair.”
― When Nietzsche Wept
― When Nietzsche Wept
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