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The cadence of suffering has begun. Every evening at dusk, my heart constricts until night has come.

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What world lies beyond that stormy sea I do not know, but every ocean has a distant shore, and I shall reach it.
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Beyond Lying Ocean Reach World
We never remember days, only moments.
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Day Moments Remember
We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.
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Avoid Freedom Live Ourselves
It is not that things happen to each of us according to his fate, but that he interprets what has happened, if he has power to do so, according to his sense of his own destiny.
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Action Destiny Fate Himself Reaction
The real affliction of old age is remorse.
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Affliction Age Old Reality
Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one’s own pleasure is shared.
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Happiness Love Poetry Remember Share Writing
Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.
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Occupation Patient Terrible
But all years are stupid. It’s only when they’re over that they become interesting.
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Interest Lost Stupidity Time Wisdom
We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.
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Goodness Thinking Work
The face of the night will be an old wound that reopens each evening, impassive and living. The distant silence will ache like a soul, mute, in the dark. We’ll speak to the night as it’s whispering softly.
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Darkness Evening Face Night Old Soft Talk Whisper Wound
Things are revealed through the memories we have of them. Remembering a thing means seeing it only then for the first time.
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Memories Remember Reveal Time
A consoling thought: what matters is not what we do, but the spirit in which we do it. Others suffer too; so much so that there is nothing in the world but suffering; the problem is simply to keep a clear conscience.
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Clear Conscience Spirit Suffering Thinking World
Suicides are timid murderers. Masochism instead of Sadism.
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Character Nature Suicide
Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.
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Death Furious Health Man Point Yourself
One must look for one thing only, to find many.
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Finding Oneself Search
Don’t mix wine and women.
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One Liner Wine Woman

The cadence of suffering has begun. Every evening at dusk, my heart constricts until night has come.

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