“We did not ask for this room or this music. We were invited in. Therefore, because the dark surrounds us, let us turn our faces to the light. Let us endure hardship to be grateful for plenty. We have been given pain to be astounded by joy. We have been given life to deny death. We did not ask for this room or this music. But because we are here, let us dance.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
“The reason we’re all so miserable may be because we’re working so hard to avoid being miserable.”
― Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
― Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
“and when nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. what do you call it, freedom or loneliness?”
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“Hello,” I say. “Hey there. You come here often?” he asks. “No, I usually just stay home and cry in bed,” I say.”
― The Book of X
― The Book of X
“But in reality, it’s the way we relate to things that matters. It’s not social media that makes us depressed; it’s our relationship to it. It’s not money that makes us unhappy; it’s our relationship to it. It’s not our partner that makes us happy; it’s our relationship to him or her. Instead of changing the world around us, it may be better to change the way we relate to the world.”
― Nothing you don't already know: Remarkable reminders about meaning, purpose, and self-realization
― Nothing you don't already know: Remarkable reminders about meaning, purpose, and self-realization
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