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he tells Lucilius in his eighth letter, he was committing to writing in the hope that they might be ‘of use to later generations’.
“And no one cares. You kick and scream and cry out into the darkness,
and no answer comes. You rage against the unfathomable injustice and two
blocks away some guy watches a baseball game and scratches his balls.”
― John Dies at the End
and no answer comes. You rage against the unfathomable injustice and two
blocks away some guy watches a baseball game and scratches his balls.”
― John Dies at the End
“Working on something despite certain failure is better than sitting idle.”
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“Never be cool. Never try to be cool. Never worry what the cool people think. Head for the warm people. Life is warmth. You’ll be cool when you’re dead.”
― Notes on a Nervous Planet
― Notes on a Nervous Planet
“To the wise, peace of mind is the result of being fine with how things are; to the foolish, the result of things being fine.”
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“Intolerance of uncertainty: I must be 100% certain. Perfectionism: I must not make mistakes. Over-responsibility: I am responsible for everyone’s happiness and safety. These assumptions are impossible standards. The more we attempt to live by them, the more anxious we will be, and the less likely we will be to take the risks that are necessary to take in order to live freely and follow our dreams.”
― Don't Feed the Monkey Mind: How to Stop the Cycle of Anxiety, Fear, and Worry
― Don't Feed the Monkey Mind: How to Stop the Cycle of Anxiety, Fear, and Worry
Mads’s 2025 Year in Books
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