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Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country

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The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence: Ideas from Philosophy That Change the Way You Think by Robert Pantano

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We are but collections of constantly changing interactions between the world and our thoughts, and thus, the idea of a fixed, independent, identifiable self is a delusion. This is essential to understand because it suggests that the self ...more

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Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder (Incerto, #4)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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“Oh, of course he has a tattoo on his chest,” India said, rolling her eyes. “What is it?” “I can’t. The irony is too awful.” “Go on,” she said. “Some symbol thing that means respect to womankind.” “Jesus wept.”
― Dolly Alderton, Everything I Know About Love

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“Epictetus: “It’s not things that upset us but our judgments about things,”
― Donald J. Robertson, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

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“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.”
― Thinknetic, 30 Rules To Live By: How Small Timeless Habits Completely Change Your View On Wealth, Desire And Everyday Vices To Reach Long-Lasting Happiness

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“Distancing” refers to the ability to view one’s own thoughts (or beliefs) as constructions of “reality” rather than as reality itself.35”
― Donald J. Robertson, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

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“This world was a terrible place. It gave you people to love and then took them away before you stopped loving them. It made you mean and angry and cruel to those who needed you most. It ground you down until it was all you could do to get through the day.”
― Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club

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