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“At work, I took hour-long naps in the supply closet under the stairs during my lunch breaks.”

Book:My Year of Rest and Relaxation

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My Year of Rest and Relaxation

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Ottessa Moshfegh

Ottessa Moshfegh is a contemporary American author known for her unique narrative style and profound psychological insights. Her works often explore themes of loneliness, alienation, and moral dilemmas in modern society. more

“He was stupid, yes; he had never had any schooling; he didn't know how to explain himself. Was he in jail because he doesn't know how to explain things right? What was wrong with his being stupid? He worked like a slave, day in and day out. [...] Was it his fault he was stupid? Who was to blame?”

Work Class Stupid Prison Stupidity Jail Working Class Working Social Commentary Social Class

Book:Vidas Secas

Source: Vidas Secas

“It is said that God is always on the side of the big battalions.”

War God Power

Author:Voltaire

“It takes courage to be honest and to work, while others play, cheat, sponge like parasites or are idle. There is value in the work that you choose to do, and you are an innately valuable person.”

Motivational Work Labor Dignity Workers

Book:Guide to Free Thinking: Stories & Life Lessons

Source: Guide to Free Thinking: Stories & Life Lessons

“Leap of Faith: The inner work matters, and so do your actions. One without the other shortchanges your chances for success.”

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Book:The Messy Joys of Being Human: A Guide to Risking Change and Becoming Happier

Source: The Messy Joys of Being Human: A Guide to Risking Change and Becoming Happier

“...we do need breaks so that we can get back to working.”

Work Breaks

Author:Danielle Renee Wallace

“A life of work should not deprive women of the joy of motherhood, nor should motherhood deprive the world of her work.”

Work Careers Feminism Motherhood Women S Rights

Author:Henrietta Rodman

“For the worker bee, life is given over to the grim satisfaction of striking a firm line through a task accomplished. On to the next, and the next. Check, check. Done and done. It explains—and solves—nothing to call this workaholism.”

Work Workaholism

Book:The Art of the Wasted Day

Source: The Art of the Wasted Day

“With pocket money we prepare schoolchildren for the part of their lives during which some people to whom they are not related will use money to make them do, every weekday for about eight hours, things they do not really want to do.”

Work Freedom Money Slavery Employment Control Job Unemployment Working Hours Pocket Money

Author:Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“You won't get credit for everything you do. Be find with that. You did it because it needed to be done.”

Work Credit Dues Payment Homage Duties Paying Getting Credit

Author:Darnell Lamont Walker

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