“We carry with us the wonders, we seek without us: There is all Africa, and her prodigies in us; we are that bold and adventurous piece of nature, which he that studies, wisely learns in a compendium, what others labour at in a divided
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“Everything teeters between pathos and bathos: here you are, violating society's most fundamental taboos and yet formaldehyde is a powerful appetite stimulant, so you also crave a burrito.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“With what strife and pains we come into the world we know not, but ’tis commonly no easy matter to get out of it.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“For us, stars aligned, the gods smiled—prob’ly there was a tidal wave someplace, too, and we just haven’t heard about it yet.”
― Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
― Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
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