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I am exhausted physically and emotionally. The book didn’t cause that, but my state is making a coherent review difficult. I can’t even understand the ending yet until I have more energy.But this book lives at that beautiful point before metaphor bec ...more "
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"“But it is never truth that seems called for, only violence, and he has too much of the one in him now for any of the other. He can barely make a fist.
It’s not so bad in the end. They beat him but they don’t kill him.”" — Nov 26, 2024 06:27AM
"“But it is never truth that seems called for, only violence, and he has too much of the one in him now for any of the other. He can barely make a fist.
It’s not so bad in the end. They beat him but they don’t kill him.”" — Nov 26, 2024 06:27AM
“We must be clear that when it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections.
[About describing atomic models in the language of classical physics:]”
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[About describing atomic models in the language of classical physics:]”
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“The worst thing possible is to feel fully valued by others, and particularly – as I would put it – to be considered of standard value. It means we become literalized, and we come to a halt in the development that a lack of full appreciation prompts us to strive towards. When a person recognizes that he has become perfect and fulfilled, he should kill himself.”
― The Empusium
― The Empusium
“People have their fictions and believe what they have mutually agreed upon. But you know, it's not necessarily true that things are only like this or that... I urge you to create your own fiction, one that says it's you who's perfect, for instance.”
― The Empusium
― The Empusium
“I’m not trying to remember anything. I’m
hoping that what remains forgotten is still affecting what I think.”
― Wish I Was Here
hoping that what remains forgotten is still affecting what I think.”
― Wish I Was Here
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