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“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
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“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“Don’t walk in front of me� I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me� I may not lead
Walk beside me� just be my friend”
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Don’t walk behind me� I may not lead
Walk beside me� just be my friend”
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“We're all faced throughout our lives with agonizing decisions, moral choices. Some are on a grand scale, most of these choices are on lesser points. But we define ourselves by the choices we have made. We are, in fact, the sum total of our choices. Events unfold so unpredictably, so unfairly, Human happiness does not seem to be included in the design of creation. it is only we, with our capacity to love that give meaning to the indifferent universe. And yet, most human beings seem to have the ability to keep trying and even try to find joy from simple things, like their family, their work, and from the hope that future generations might understand more”
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“What Reason weaves, by Passion is undone.”
― Essay on Man and Other Poems
― Essay on Man and Other Poems
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