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“In this life, dreams are all we have to remind us of who we really are or should be. How different my life would have been if I'd been strong enough to defy everyone in the pursuit of freedom. How difficult life is without the freedom to discover who you are meant to be. I refuse to believe I was meant to be so unhappy.”
― Jonathan Kemp, London Triptych

“We all accept without question - on faith - that the way we see the world is the way it is, the way other people see it, a truth or a fact that need not be corroborated.”
― Jonathan Kemp, London Triptych

“Freedom is always frightening; that's why most people choose not to be free.”
― Jonathan Kemp, London Triptych

“All the various brands of soft drinks in plastic bottles and all the pre-packaged lunch deals and confectionery in sealed bags and store-baked pastries - this is it, the culmination of all the labour in the world, all the burning fossil fuels and all the back-breaking work on coffee farms and sugar plantations. All for this! This convenience shop!... It was as if I suddenly remembered that my life was all part of a television show - and every day people died making the show, were ground to death in the most horrific ways, children, women, and all so that I could choose from various lunch options, each packaged in multiple layers of single-use plastic.”
― Sally Rooney, Beautiful World, Where Are You