“But now he realized that he had no one to meet tonight, nor tomorrow, nor ever, and that he was facing his longed-for solitude at last.”
― A Happy Death
― A Happy Death
“Believe me, there is no such thing as great suffering, great regret, great memory … Everything is forgotten, even a great love. That’s what’s sad about life, and also what’s wonderful about it. There is only a way of looking at things, a way that comes to you every once in a while. That’s why it’s good to have had love in your life after all, to have had an unhappy passion—it gives you an alibi for the vague despairs we all suffer from.”
― A Happy Death
― A Happy Death
“The concept of “mental health” in our society is defined largely by the extent to which an individual behaves in accord with the needs of the system and does so without showing signs of stress.”
― Industrial Society and Its Future
― Industrial Society and Its Future
“line between hunger and anger is a thin line.”
― The Grapes of Wrath
― The Grapes of Wrath
“You see, Mersault, all the misery and cruelty of our civilization can be measured by this one
stupid axiom: happy nations have no history.”
― A Happy Death
stupid axiom: happy nations have no history.”
― A Happy Death
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