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The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.

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The last act is the greatest treason. To do the right deed for the wrong reason.
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Act Greatness Reason Right Wrong
For you know only a heap of broken images
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Break Photograph Yourself
Where does one go from a world of insanity? Somewhere on the other side of despair.
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Sanity Suffering World
Men dislike being awakened from their death in life.
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Death Deep Life Man
Books. Cats. Life is good.
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Book Goodness Life
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
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
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Inspirational Possible Risk
This is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy.
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Joy Moments Oneself Pain
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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Humanity Reality
I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.
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Myself Night Reading
We don’t actually fear death, we fear that no one will notice our absence, that we will disappear without a trace.
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Absence Death Fade Fear Ourselves
If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you.
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Acceptance Life Strength Yourself
Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
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Knowledge Life Live Lost Wisdom
Unreal friendship may turn to real But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended
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End Friendship Reality Repair
It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.
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Rule See Wisdom
We must not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.
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Exploration Place Time Travel

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