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His elegance was the thorn. And he was well aware that his aversion to coarseness, his delight in refinement, were futile; he was a plant without roots. Without meaning to undermine his family, without wanting to violate its traditions, he
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It is understood thoroughly, however outside of the concept of elegance.
“I said to myself, 'I want to die decently'.”
― The Wall
― The Wall
“A First Sign of the Beginning of Understanding is the Wish to Die.”
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“Writing is utter solitude, the descent into the cold abyss of oneself.”
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“Everything has been figured out, except how to live.”
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“Faust: Who holds the devil, let him hold him well,
He hardly will be caught a second time.”
― Faust: Part 1
He hardly will be caught a second time.”
― Faust: Part 1
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