You may have sincerity, but you have no modesty; out of the pettiest vanity you expose your sincerity to publicity and ignominy. You doubtlessly mean to say something, but hide your last word through fear, because you have not the
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“Being a fellow human being entails being able to bottle up one's urge to love. Being a pillar of society entails both being able to bottle up and to channel this urge. Anyone who is capable of devoting his life to this piece of erotic engineering has the potential to be a great civil servant. Anyone who is incapable either of channeling or of devoting his life in such a way has the potential to become a tragic figure. Or an artist. Or something else again, something unpredictable.”
― Tales of the Night
― Tales of the Night
“Smiles, bells, parades, horses, bleh. If so, please add an orgy. If an orgy would help, don't hesitate.”
― The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
― The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
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