“How much does a man live, after all?/ Does he live a thousand days, or one only?
For a week, or for several centuries?/ How long does a man spend dying?/ What does it mean to say 'for ever'? ”
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For a week, or for several centuries?/ How long does a man spend dying?/ What does it mean to say 'for ever'? ”
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“She thought there were no Gods; no one was to blame; and so she evolved this atheist's religion of doing good for the sake of goodness.”
― Mrs. Dalloway
― Mrs. Dalloway
“It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn't have something in the first place. I guess that's what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had.”
― The Nature of Jade
― The Nature of Jade
“Are you one who looks on? or lends a hand? - or who looks away, sidles off?...Third question for the conscience.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“Alone, I often fall down into nothingness. I must push my foot stealthily lest I should fall off the edge of the world into nothingness. I have to bang my head against some hard door to call myself back to the body.”
― The Waves
― The Waves
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