“I want to leave, to go somewhere where I should be really in my place, where I would fit in . . . but my place is nowhere; I am unwanted.”
― Nausea
― Nausea
“But the life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.”
― On Suicide
― On Suicide
“If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.”
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“I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.”
― Sailing Alone around the World
― Sailing Alone around the World
Akshay’s 2024 Year in Books
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