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“And so being young
and dipped in folly,
I fell in love
with melancholy.”
― Edgar Allan Poe

“Life is divided into three parts: what was, what is and what shall be. Of these three periods, the present is short, the future is doubtful and the past alone is certain.”
― Seneca, On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It

“Your soul has fallen to bits and pieces. Good. Rearrange them to suit yourself.”
― Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf

“Perhaps even people you like and admire immensely can make you see the World in ways you would rather not.”
― Susanna Clarke, Piranesi