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that to be too conscious is an illness--a real thorough-going illness.
“Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world’s original sin. If the caveman had known how to laugh, History would have been different.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Can a man of perception respect himself at all? V”
― Notes from the Underground
― Notes from the Underground
“There’s nothing more personal than a book, especially one that’s become an important part of someone’s life.”
― The Echo of Old Books
― The Echo of Old Books
“We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster than we should that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to feel nothing so as not to feel anything - what a waste!”
― Call Me by Your Name
― Call Me by Your Name
“The difficulty, my friends, is not to avoid death, but to avoid unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death.”
― Apology
― Apology
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