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In the oasis complex, the thirsty man images he sees water, palm trees, and shade not because he has evidence for the belief, but because he has a need for it. Desperate needs bring about a hallucination of their solution: thirst hallucinates water.

Alain de Botton

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You need a long hard day’s work to reveal the logic of the craving for very bad tv and alcohol.
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Cynics are – beneath it all – only idealists with awkwardly high standards.
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Good sex isn’t just fun, it keeps us sane and happy. Having sex with someone makes us feel wanted, alive and potent.
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Against Best Disappointment Lot Protection
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Anticipate Art Besides Forget Inclined Much Perhaps World
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Work is most fulfilling when you’re at the comfortable, exciting edge of not quite knowing what you are doing.
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