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“The living organism, in a situation determined by the play of energy on the surface of the globe, ordinarily receives more energy than is necessary for maintaining life; the excess energy (wealth) can be used for the growth of a system (e.g., an organism); if the system can no longer grow, or if the excess cannot be completely absorbed in it's growth, it must necessarily be lost without profit; it must be spent, willingly or not, gloriously or catastrophically.”
― The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy, Volume I: Consumption
― The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy, Volume I: Consumption
“The most tragic form of loss isn't the loss of security; it's the loss of the capacity to imagine that things could be different.”
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“Man is that which has still much before it. He is repeatedly transformed in his work and by it. [...] The authentic in man and in the world is potential, waiting, living in fear of being frustrated, living in hope of succeeding.”
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“I can no longer think what I want to think. My thoughts have been replaced by moving images.”
― Scènes de la vie future
― Scènes de la vie future
“…the sad part is, that I will probably end up loving you without you for much longer than I loved you when I knew you.
Some people might find that strange.
But the truth of it is that the amount of love you feel for someone and the impact they have on you as a person, is in no way relative to the amount of time you have known them.”
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Some people might find that strange.
But the truth of it is that the amount of love you feel for someone and the impact they have on you as a person, is in no way relative to the amount of time you have known them.”
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elansamuel’s 2025 Year in Books
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