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(dreams that went to the) "depths below depths, from which it seemed hopeless that I could ever reascend. Nor did I, by waking, feel that I had reascended. This I do not dwell upon; because the state of gloom which attended these gorgeous spectacles, amounting at last to utter darkness, as of some suicidal despondency, cannot be approached by words."

Omg, I can very much relate! lol

"But my way of writing is rather to think aloud, and follow my own humours, than much to consider who is listening to me; and if I stop to consider what is proper to be said to this or that person, I shall soon come to doubt whether any part at all is proper."

oh to be a 18th century opium addict poet

oh, this made me laugh!

"I did not press him even when his course of argument seemed open to objection; not to mention that a man who talks nonsense, even though “with no view to profit,” is not altogether the most agreeable partner in a dispute, whether as opponent or respondent."

so insanely excited for this

oh man, the page long paragraphs-can i please blink? lol

this guy is so pretentious I hate to say it

So i am technically reading this version (with other writings), but my primary focus is the Confessions essay. Having read just a few pages so far, i may have to reread this a few times to actually understand a lot of it. I have until November, and this is not my primary read right now, but one of my goals for the year.

I couldn’t resist starting this after reading an excerpt. Will try my best to not get into drugs while reading