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""There is, as it were, a phagocytosis in the soul: everything which is threatened by time secretes falsehood in order not to die, and in proportion to the danger it is in of dying. That is why there is not any love of truth without an unconditional acceptance of death."" — May 24, 2026 10:41AM
""There is, as it were, a phagocytosis in the soul: everything which is threatened by time secretes falsehood in order not to die, and in proportion to the danger it is in of dying. That is why there is not any love of truth without an unconditional acceptance of death."" — May 24, 2026 10:41AM
“The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new.”
― Murphy
― Murphy
“From the idea that the self is not given to us, I think there is only one practical consequence: we have to create ourselves as a work of art.”
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“Along the blade of a knife lies the path of paradox—the single most worthy path of the fearless mind . . . .”
― We
― We
“...a book is a delicate friend, a white bird, an exquisite being, afraid of water.
Darling things! Afraid of water, of fire, They shiver in the wind. Clumsy, crude human fingers leave bruises on them that'll never fade! Never!
Some people touch books without washing their hands!
Some underline things in ink!
Some even tear pages out! ”
― The Slynx
Darling things! Afraid of water, of fire, They shiver in the wind. Clumsy, crude human fingers leave bruises on them that'll never fade! Never!
Some people touch books without washing their hands!
Some underline things in ink!
Some even tear pages out! ”
― The Slynx
“Light is meaningful only in relation to darkness, and truth presupposes error. It is these mingled opposites which people our life, which make it pungent, intoxicating. We only exist in terms of this conflict, in the zone where black and white clash.”
― Paris Peasant
― Paris Peasant
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