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He is the incarnation of Death. He fears nothing, because Death has nothing to fear. Death cannot die. Death and Death alone is immortal. He gains power from every killing he commits.
“For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.”
― Duino Elegies
which we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so,
because it serenely disdains to destroy us.
Every angel is terrible.”
― Duino Elegies
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
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“We need, in love, to practice only this: letting each other go. For holding on comes easily; we do not need to learn it.”
― Translations from the Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
― Translations from the Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
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