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“Beauvoir knew that the root of all evil wasn’t money. No, what created and drove evil was fear. Fear of not having enough money, enough food, enough land, enough power, enough security, enough love. Fear of not getting what you want, or losing what you have.”
― The Beautiful Mystery
― The Beautiful Mystery
“It's a shame that creativity and sloth look exactly the same.”
― A Rule Against Murder
― A Rule Against Murder
“– ‘I think many people love their problems. Gives them all sorts of excuses for not growing up and getting on with life.”
― Still Life
― Still Life
“She believed that books served as a mirror of the person who accumulated them.”
― Through a Glass, Darkly
― Through a Glass, Darkly
“Life is choice. All day, everyday. Who we talk to, where we sit, what we say, how we say it. And our lives become defined by our choices. It’s as simple and as complex as that. And as powerful. So when I’m observing, that’s what I’m watching for. The choices people make.”
― Still Life
― Still Life
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