Magdalen

“Tomorrow will probably be another day like today. Happiness will never come my way. I know that. But it's probably best to go to sleep believing that it will surely come, tomorrow it will come. I purposely made a loud thump as I fell into bed. Ah, that feels good. The futon was cool, just the right temperature against my back, and it was simply delightful. Sometimes happiness arrives one night too late. The thought occurred to me as I lay there. You wait and wait for happiness, and when finally you can't bear it any longer, you rush out of the house, only to hear later that a marvelous happiness arrived the following day at the home you had abandoned, and now it was too late. Sometimes happiness arrives one night too late. Happiness... I”
― Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

“[...] δεν υπάρχει ούτε Θεός ούτε άλλος κόσμος, ο άλλος κόσμος είναι ένα χοντρό, απαίσιο ψέμα αυτών που θέλουν να μας επιβάλλονται, να μας εξουσιάζουν. Για ν' αποδείξουμε την ύπαρξη του Θεού, δεν έχουμε τίποτα εκτός από σχολαστικές ανοησίες. Το μόνο που μας μένει είναι η αντικειμενική πραγματικότητα και τα γεγονότα, [...].”
― Orhan Pamuk, Sessiz Ev

“This is the way the world ends.
This is the way the world ends.
This is the way the world ends.
Not with a bang but a whimper.”
― T.S. Eliot, The Hollow Men

“Η πιο πρόστυχη λέξη και το πιο χυδαίο γράμμα είναι καλύτερα και ευγενέστερα από τη σιωπή.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra