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“Common consensus is not thought but wishful thinking.”
― The Nightmare of Reason: A Life of Franz Kafka
― The Nightmare of Reason: A Life of Franz Kafka
“From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other - above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.”
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Philip Roth... is awesome.
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