

“Men are never convinced of your reasons, of your sincerity, of the seriousness of your sufferings, except by your death. So long as you are alive, your case is doubtful; you have a right only to their skepticism.”
― The Fall
― The Fall

“A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.”
― Ulysses
― Ulysses

“Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.”
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“What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep anguish in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds like lovely music.... And people flock around the poet and say: 'Sing again soon' - that is, 'May new sufferings torment your soul but your lips be fashioned as before, for the cry would only frighten us, but the music, that is blissful.”
― Either - Or
― Either - Or
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