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“Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“A man who aspires to rise above the mediocre, to be something more than the ordinary, surely deserves admiration, even if he fails and loses a fortune on account of his ambitions
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if one has failed only where others have not had the courage or will to try, there is consolation - indeed, deep satisfaction - to be gained from his observation when looking back over one's life.”
― An Artist of the Floating World
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if one has failed only where others have not had the courage or will to try, there is consolation - indeed, deep satisfaction - to be gained from his observation when looking back over one's life.”
― An Artist of the Floating World
“The universe runs on the principle that one who can exert the most evil on other creatures runs the show.”
― Pearls Of Eternity
― Pearls Of Eternity
“Like flowers scattered in a storm, man's life is one long farewell”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
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