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“Do not all charms fly / At the mere touch of cold philosophy?”
― John Keats 1795-1821

“Man is afraid of death because he loves life.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Demons

“Or perhaps it was simply that things were happening inside her, terrible things, which no one else could even guess at, and thus it was impossible for her to engage with everyday life at the same time. If so, she would naturally have no energy left, not just for curiosity or interest but indeed for any meaningful response to all the humdrum minutiae that went on on the surface.”
― Han Kang, The Vegetarian

“There's nothing in the desert. No man needs nothing.”
― Lawrence of Arabia