“Physiologists should think before putting down the instinct of self-preservation as the cardinal instinct of an organic being. A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is will to power; self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent results.”
― Beyond Good and Evil
― Beyond Good and Evil
“Nothing I like to do pays well.”
― True Grit
― True Grit
“In the morning it was morning and I was still alive.
Maybe I'll write a novel, I thought.
And then I did.”
― Post Office
Maybe I'll write a novel, I thought.
And then I did.”
― Post Office
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