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I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.

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What is hell? Hell is oneself. Hell is alone, the other figures in it Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.
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Alone Escape Hell Oneself Philosophy Spiritual
No one can become really educated without having pursued some study in which he took no interest- for it is a part of education to learn to interest ourselves in subjects for which we have no aptitude.
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Education Himself Interest Learning Ourselves Pursue
The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.
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Ink Literature Poet Purpose
Distracted from distraction by distraction
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Distraction One Liner Philosophy
It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny.
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Destiny Fools Harm Ourselves Risk Yourself
We had the experience but missed the meaning. And approach to the meaning restores the experience in a different form.
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Deep Different Experience Missing
Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.
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Evil Goodness Intention People World
This is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy.
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Joy Moments Oneself Pain
I should have been a pair of ragged claws/ Scuttling across the floors of silent seas.
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Myself Sea Silence
Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.
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Joke Listen Lonely People
I can connect Nothing with nothing
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Connection Myself One Liner
It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.
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Rule See Wisdom
I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
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Fear Myself Yourself
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
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Inspirational Possible Risk
I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.
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Greatness Learning Let Go Myself
What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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Beginning Deep End Philosophy Start

I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.

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