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“How much of yourself do you have to renounce in order to have the life you think you want?” - Page 68

“He felt one should not go through life as if everything was exchangeable. As if loyalty was worthless. Nowadays people changed their stuff so often that any expertise in how to make things last was becoming superfluous. Quality: no one cared about that anymore.”

“If I’ve learned anything from all the stories I’ve read – of love and friendship, adventure and bravery – it’s that living long is not the same as living well.” - Page 223

“THERE WAS NO FREEDOM IN REALITY.
THE CREATIVE ACT OF MAKING SOMETHING FROM NOTHING ALLOWED HIM TO LIVE IN AN INFINITELY FREE WORLD” - Page 362

“What’s the appropriate metaphor for the feeling of working alone and without a deadline?
He felt as if he was a traveler in a desert, searching for an elusive oasis.”’- Pg 268/834