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Nick Giorgio
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What people believe is a measure of what they suffer. “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away”—there must be balm of some sort in that for men whose treasures have been confiscated.
“It's embarrassing that we all just walk through life blindly accepting that scrambled eggs are fundamentally associated with mornings.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“But, you know, I feel more fellowship with the defeated than with saints. Heroism and sanctity don't really appeal to me, I imagine. What interests me is being a man.”
― The Plague
― The Plague
“In this world
We walk on the roof of hell
Gazing at flowers”
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We walk on the roof of hell
Gazing at flowers”
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“I want to urge you very strongly to travel as much as you can, and to evolve yourself as an internationalist. It's as important a part of your education as a radical as the reading of any book.”
― Letters to a Young Contrarian
― Letters to a Young Contrarian
“If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life that is free from illusions either propagated by you or embraced by you, then I suggest you learn to recognize and avoid the symptoms of the zealot and the person who knows he is right. For the dissenter, the skeptical mentality is at least as important as any armor of principle.”
― Letters to a Young Contrarian
― Letters to a Young Contrarian
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