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“That's the thing about human life--there is no control group, no way to ever know how any of us would have turned out if any variables had been changed.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon
“[F]or just one second, look at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it: there's nothing else. It's here, and you'd better decide to enjoy it or you're going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever.”
― The Magicians
― The Magicians
“He wasn't surprised. He was used to this anticlimactic feeling, where by the time you've done all the work to get something you don't even want it anymore.”
― The Magicians
― The Magicians
“What is the purpose of life?...To be the eyes and ears and conscience of the Creator of the Universe, you fool!”
― Breakfast of Champions
― Breakfast of Champions
“I'm just afraid of having a tombstone that says HERE LIES A PROMISING OLD MAN.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
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