People often wonder how the very fortunate can ever be miserable. They have wealth, health, partners, family, and friends. What’s not to like? As often as not, this strategy is key to their feelings. The higher the rollercoaster goes, the
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“I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.”
― A Man Without a Country
― A Man Without a Country
“People have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working order so they'll have good voice boxes in case there's ever anything really meaningful to say.”
― Cat’s Cradle
― Cat’s Cradle
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
― The Writing Life
― The Writing Life
“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.”
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
“Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination. ”
― The Quest for Certainty: A Study of the Relation of Knowledge and Action
― The Quest for Certainty: A Study of the Relation of Knowledge and Action
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