“No, I won't leave the world--I'll enter a lunatic asylum and see if the profundity of insanity reveals to me the riddles of life. Idiot, why didn't I do that long ago, why has it taken me so long to understand what it means when the Indians honour the insane, step aside for them? Yes, a lunatic asylum--don't you think I may end up there?”
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Soren Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard was a 19th-century Danish philosopher known for his existentialist philosophy and profound explorations of religious, ethical, and aesthetic issues. His ideas have had a profound impact on subsequent philosophers and literature. more
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