“Humans, if nothing else, have the good sense to die.”
― The Book Thief
― The Book Thief
“I feel an unhappiness which almost dismembers me, and at the same time am convinced of its necessity”
― Diaries, 1910-1923
― Diaries, 1910-1923
“I have spent all my life resisting the desire to end it.”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena
“People would be so much more at ease if they acted on impulse rather than reason. That’s why drugs are so effective in curing mental illness—because they impair our judgment. Don’t try to think too much.”
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
“I had no big plan to become a curator, no great scheme to work my way up a ladder. I was just trying to pass the time. I thought if I did normal things - held down a job, for example - I could starve off the part of me that hated everything.”
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
SkyRis’s 2025 Year in Books
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