Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
“And yet, every time she fingered the pinecone ballerina, she felt the same as those prisoners had done.”
― The Toymakers
― The Toymakers
“I've been hurting most of my life. I tried to pretend I wasn't. I even believed my own lie. I've lived my entire life trying to avoid pain...That's a terrible way to live. I don't care any more if it hurts...If I'm working on a painting, and it doesn't hurt, then the painting won't matter. And if it doesn't matter, then it isn't real—then I'm not real...I have a new theory...if I develop a great capacity for feeling pain, then I am also developing a great capacity for feeling happiness.”
― Last Night I Sang to the Monster
― Last Night I Sang to the Monster
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