“The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative experience is itself a positive experience. (p.9)”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“The belly is an ungrateful wretch, it never remembers past favors, it always wants more tomorrow.”
― One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
― One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“Prayers are like those appeals of ours. Either they don't get through or they're returned with 'rejected' scrawled across 'em.”
― One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
― One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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