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“If the unexamined life was not worth living, was the unlived life worth examining?”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that does not have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular.”
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“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.”
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“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
― What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
“Life doesn't require ideals. It requires standards of action.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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