Paul

“If you are lonely when alone, you are in bad company.” - Jean-Paul Sartre.”
― Jack R. Ernest, Remarks On Existential Nihilism: Labelling, Narcissism and Existential Maturity

“We are left facing that confusing and rare phenomenon: the well-intentioned authoritarian. When those who long for a fairer society are also calling for censorship, we find ourselves stranded on unfamiliar terrain. How are we meant to respond when the people who wish to deprive us of our rights sincerely believe that they are doing so for our own good?”
― Andrew Doyle, Free Speech And Why It Matters

“The want to be desired is a nicer way of saying you want to be someone else.”
― Jack R. Ernest, Remarks On Existential Nihilism: Labelling, Narcissism and Existential Maturity

“Gratitude and narcissism are mutually exclusive. They are at the opposite ends of the spectrum. The more narcissistic you are, the less gratitude you convey; likewise, the more grateful you are, the less narcissistic you become.”
― Jack R. Ernest, Remarks On Existential Nihilism: Labelling, Narcissism and Existential Maturity