“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.”
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“Am I a good person? Deep down, do I even really want to be a good person, or do I only want to seem like a good person so that people (including myself) will approve of me? Is there a difference? How do I ever actually know whether I'm bullshitting myself, morally speaking?”
― Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
― Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
“A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously.
Albert Camus - As quoted in Albert Camus : The Invincible Summer (1958) by Albert Maquet, p. 86; a remark made about the Marquis de Sade.”
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Albert Camus - As quoted in Albert Camus : The Invincible Summer (1958) by Albert Maquet, p. 86; a remark made about the Marquis de Sade.”
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“There is a Yiddish saying: “If I am going to be forced to eat pork, it better be of the best kind.”
― Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
― Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
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