Thought provoking
by Brian Ramsey · updated 3mo ago
Thought provoking
by Brian Ramsey · updated 3mo ago
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The ‘hurt’ part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.”
Murakami
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That gang or posse that we imagine is sustaining us by the bonds we share is in fact a conglomeration of individuals who are just as fucked up as we are and just as terrified.
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I asked him if he really understood that strange dichotomy of being alone but still belonging—of true belonging
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The law is provisional. It fails as often as it works. It's made up and improvised and inconsistent.
David Milch
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In his book Unweaving the Rainbow, scientist Richard Dawkins says,
We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia. Certainly,
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“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get
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“We are like books. Most people only see our cover, the minority read only the introduction, many people believe the critics. Few will know our content.”
Émile Zola
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