“What is the goal of living? What is life’s meaning for man? But is this really a meaningful question? Is there a reason for wanting to live, and would we rather not live if we had no such reason?”
― The Art of Being
― The Art of Being
“But my later experience has taught me two lessons: first, that things are seen plainer after the events have occurred; second, that the most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticised.”
― Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant: All Volumes
― Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant: All Volumes
“I touched you and my life stopped”
― 100 Love Sonnets
― 100 Love Sonnets
“He is alone and free, yet powerless and afraid. The newly won freedom appears as a curse; he is free from the sweet bondage of paradise, but he is not free to govern himself, to realize his individuality.”
― Escape from Freedom
― Escape from Freedom
“Isn't there a pleasure in criticising everything and discovering faults where other men detect beauties?”
― Candide
― Candide
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