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Absolutely zero people go to therapy because yesterday they were sitting in a comfortable chair, eating a perfect pizza, drinking a good glass of red wine, watching a really funny movie.
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Albert Camus
“I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain. One always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises rocks. He too concludes that all is well. This universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futile. Each atom of that stone, each mineral flake of that night-filled mountain, in itself, forms a world. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”
― Albert Camus

Эдвард Радзинский
“В Летнем саду, на середине лужайки стоял караульный – гвардеец с ружьем. И Николай однажды поинтересовался: «Зачем он тут стоит и что он тут охраняет?». Никто не мог ответить. Наконец нашелся старик – генерал-адъютант свиты. Он и вспомнил рассказ своего отца.
Однажды Великая Екатерина прогуливалась по Летнему саду и увидела первый подснежник, пробившийся из-под снега. Она попросила, чтоб цветок охраняли, пока она продолжит прогулку. И так как императрица приказа не отменила, на этом месте полстолетия ставили часового.
Николаю рассказ очень понравился. И он пересказал эту историю тогдашнему послу в России Бисмарку. Добавив, что в дни Великого наводнения в Петербурге часовые, которых не сняли с постов, безропотно тонули в наступавшей стихии.
Приказ русского самодержца – приказ навсегда. И это должны были теперь понимать не только простые солдаты, но и вся страна.”
― Эдвард Радзинский, Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar

Barbara Kingsolver
“Live long enough, and all things you ever loved can turn around to scorch you blind. The wonder is that you could start life with nothing, end with nothing, and lose so much in between.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

Suzanne Collins
“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.”
― Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

Jordan B. Peterson
“when once-naïve people recognize in themselves the seeds of evil and monstrosity, and see themselves as dangerous (at least potentially) their fear decreases. They develop more self-respect. Then, perhaps, they begin to resist oppression. They see that they have the ability to withstand, because they are terrible too. They see they can and must stand up, because they begin to understand how genuinely monstrous they will become, otherwise, feeding on their resentment, transforming it into the most destructive of wishes. To say it again: There is very little difference between the capacity for mayhem and destruction, integrated, and strength of character. This is one of the most difficult lessons of life.”
― Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

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