“I think everyone in the world to a large or small extent has felt rejection. And with rejection comes anger, and with anger some kind of crime in revenge for the rejection, and with the crime guilt -- and there is the story of mankind.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“I avoided you, so that you couldn’t avoid me.”
― Swimming in the Dark
― Swimming in the Dark
“Certainty is the enemy of growth. Nothing is for certain until it has already happened—and even then, it’s still debatable. That’s why accepting the inevitable imperfections of our values is necessary for any growth to take place. Instead”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“When our eyes fall on those who lack the bare necessities, we immediately sympathize and express outrage that they do not have enough, but we do not for a moment allow ourselves to think that their deprivation may be the product of the same process that led to our affluence”
― Talking to My Daughter
― Talking to My Daughter
“Which is better, to vote for what you want and can’t get, or to vote for what you don’t want and get it?”
― The Jungle
― The Jungle
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