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“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is richness of self.”
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“I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it. The darkness of the
room was like sunlight to me.”
― Factotum
room was like sunlight to me.”
― Factotum
“The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.”
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“He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.”
― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
“Buddha says there are two kinds of suffering: the kind that leads to more suffering and the kind that brings an end to suffering.”
― Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
― Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
Bob’s 2024 Year in Books
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