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there used to be a town called Seneca Village. Two hundred twenty-five residents. Most of them were Black. Some Irish and German folks too. But it was a Black town. Started in 1825. It was safer to live together. White people in other parts
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“The imagination is a weapon. Those who don't use it die first.”
― Goblin Slayer, Vol. 1
― Goblin Slayer, Vol. 1
“Where there is light, there must be shadow, and where there is shadow there must be light. There is no shadow without light and no light without shadow. Karl Jung said this about 'the Shadow' in one of his books: 'It is as evil as we are positive... the more desperately we try to be good and wonderful and perfect, the more the Shadow develops a definite will to be black and evil and destructive... The fact is that if one tries beyond one's capacity to be perfect, the shadow descends to hell and becomes the devil. For it is just as sinful from the standpoint of nature and of truth to be above oneself as to be below oneself.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
“What we call the present is given shape by an accumulation of the past.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
“Civilize The Mind, But Make Savage The Body.”
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“Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, and almost no one is looking for painful truths. What people need is beautiful, comforting stories that make them feel as if their lives have some meaning. Which is where religion comes from.”
― 1Q84 Book 1
― 1Q84 Book 1
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