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“What I mean to say is, the more you remember, the more you’ve lost.”
― Station Eleven
― Station Eleven
“I consider my work optimistic in that the people, during the period I’m writing about them, are experiencing intense emotion. It is my belief that this is all there is to it.”
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“Alone among the animals, humans seek meaning in their lives by killing and dying for the sake of nonsensical dreams.”
― The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Inquiry into Human Freedom
― The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Inquiry into Human Freedom
“I have licked the fire and danced in the ashes of every bridge I ever burned. I fear no hell from you.”
― Hush
― Hush
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― Station Eleven
― Station Eleven
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