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Nothing happened today. And if anything did, I’d rather not talk about it, because I didn’t understand it.

Roberto Bolano

We never stop reading, although every book comes to an end, just as we never stop living, although death is certain.
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Book Death Philosophy Reading Stop
I’d obviously never heard of the group, but my ignorance in literary matters is to blame for that (every book in the world is out there waiting to be read by me).
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Group Ignorance Myself Reading World
There is a time for reciting poems and a time for fists.
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Fist Poem Recite Time
we interpret life at moments of the deepest desperation.
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Desperation Life Moments
No one pays attention to these killings, but the secret of the world is hidden in them.
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Attention Hide Kill Oneself Pay Secret
The secret story is the one we’ll never know, although we’re living it from day to day, thinking we’re alive, thinking we’ve got it all under control and the stuff we overlook doesn’t matter.
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Known Live Oneself Secret Story Thinking
Death, in the Eastern tradition, was only a passage. What wasn’t clear, was toward what place, what reality, that passage led.
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Death Passage Reality Tradition
Being alone makes us stronger. That’s the honest truth. But it’s cold comfort, since even if I wanted company no one will come near me anymore.
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Alone Company Honesty Myself Strong Truth
Dreams fade with morning light, Never a morn for thee, Dreamer of dreams, goodnight.
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Dreams Fade Goodness Light Morning
In some lost fold of the past, we wanted to be lions and we’re no more than castrated cats
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Ability Goal Lost Potential Tiger
When I was done traveling, I returned convinced of one thing: we’re nothing.
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Myself Return Traveling
Only in chaos are we conceivable.
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Chaos Conceive
We’re artists too, but we do a good job hiding it, don’t we?
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Artist Goodness Hide Job
I decided to tell the truth even if it meant being pointed at.
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Art Decision Point Truth
You have to know how to look even if you don’t know what you’re looking for.
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Known Yourself
One should read Borges more.
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Book Oneself Reading

Nothing happened today. And if anything did, I’d rather not talk about it, because I didn’t understand it.

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