

“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“The people, they don't know what it takes sometimes to keep them safe and it's better that they don't.”
― The Force
― The Force

“Would you complain because a beautiful sunset doesn't have a future or a shooting star a payoff? And why should romance 'lead anywhere'? Passion isn't a path through the woods. Passion is the woods.”
― Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
― Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas

“Suckers try to win arguments, nonsuckers try to win.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
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