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“Only where there is disillusionment and depression and sorrow does happiness arise: without the despair of loss, there is no hope.”
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
― Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
“Do what thy manhood bids thee do,
from none but self expect applause.
He noblest lives and noblest dies
who makes and keeps his self-made laws.”
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from none but self expect applause.
He noblest lives and noblest dies
who makes and keeps his self-made laws.”
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“Of the gladdest moments in human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of Habit, the leaden weight of Routine, the cloak of many Cares and the slavery of Civilization, man feels once more happy.”
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“There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence”
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“Little islands are all large prisons; one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.”
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