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But death comes for everyone, even without any wars. What difference does war make? – Imagine somebody who doesn’t have a memory, who can’t think of anything beyond what he sees, hears and feels…War doesn’t exist for him. He sees the hill,
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“-- Buddhism needs its fucking Nietzsche --”
― The Easy Chain
― The Easy Chain
“All divisions in religion arise from ignorance of grammar.”
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“Stepping aside from the culture of opinion, delving deeper into open-minded analysis, critics might fulfill their most important function: locating major works that are not always visible in mainstream networks.”
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“Let's start with the end of the world, why don't we? Get it over with and move on to more interesting things.”
― The Fifth Season
― The Fifth Season
“Most of the cruelty in the world is just misplaced energy.”
― On Beauty
― On Beauty
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