Oscar Auliq-Ice quote: Life is tragic for those who have plenty

“I had someone once who made every day mean something. And now…. I am lost…. And nothing means anything anymore.”

“Though I obviously have no proof of this, the one aspect of life that seems clear to me is that good people do whatever they believe is the right thing to do. Being virtuous is hard, not easy. The idea of doing good things simply because you're good seems like a zero-sum game; I'm not even sure those actions would still qualify as 'good,' since they'd merely be a function of normal behavior. Regardless of what kind of god you believe in--a loving god, a vengeful god, a capricious god, a snooty beret-wearing French god, or whatever--one has to assume that you can't be penalized for doing the things you believe to be truly righteous and just. Certainly, this creates some pretty glaring problems: Hitler may have thought he was serving God. Stalin may have thought he was serving God (or something vaguely similar). I'm certain Osama bin Laden was positive he was serving God. It's not hard to fathom that all of those maniacs were certain that what they were doing was right. Meanwhile, I constantly do things that I know are wrong; they're not on the same scale as incinerating Jews or blowing up skyscrapers, but my motivations might be worse. I have looked directly into the eyes of a woman I loved and told her lies for no reason, except that those lies would allow me to continue having sex with another woman I cared about less. This act did not kill 20 million Russian peasants, but it might be more 'diabolical' in a literal sense. If I died and found out I was going to hell and Stalin was in heaven, I would note the irony, but I couldn't complain. I don't make the fucking rules.”

God Hell Good Virtues

Book:Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto

Source: Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto

“A thousand questions hung with the hopeful weight of a million bright bright stars, filling her with restless yearning. ~ “Vindication Across Time”

Inspiration Hope Attitude Optimism Resilience

Author:Mala Naidoo

“From that day on, I looked at what I believed to be "curses" as blessings, and I now realize that the ability to do so makes one a champion more than landing a perfect triple lutz does.”

Inspirational Challenges Optimism

Book:The Great Eight: How to Be Happy Even When You Have Every Reason to Be Miserable

Source: The Great Eight: How to Be Happy Even When You Have Every Reason to Be Miserable

“Well-timed silence has more eloquence than speech.”

Happiness Hope Silence Courage Confidence Optimism Positive Attitude Silence Quotes Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Author:Oscar Auliq-Ice

“The truth is, there is nothing wrong with the world. In a greater scheme of things, negativity is as useful as positivity.”

Inspirational Positive Thinking Optimism Negativity

Book:Magic Tree

Source: Magic Tree

“… behind which the panting dog drooped like a dropped chamois. It was too hot to smoke, but he smoked his pipe anyway. The smoke wreathed a strange smile that Dorrigo later came to realise was fixed; determined to find the world cheery in spite of all the evidence life produced to the contrary.”

Determination Optimism Resignation Realisation

Book:The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Source: The Narrow Road to the Deep North

“I’m a classic eccentric, living at the extremes of high mania and low mood. There’s no middle ground, only madness and sadness.”

Creativity Depression Optimism Mood Eccentric Bipolar Output Manic Depressive

Book:Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8

Source: Fine Things: Fennel's Journal No. 8

Quote by Oscar Auliq-Ice

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