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Neil Strauss
Neil Strauss

Neil Strauss, born on October 13, 1973, is an American author known for his works that cover a range of topics including pop culture, interpersonal relationships, and psychology. His writing style, characterized by its insightful perspectives and engaging narrative, has earned him a dedicated readership. more

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“I am not myself. It was a common enough form of words. It was what people said of themselves at such times as these. Perhaps it was not so much out of the ordinary. But the words were not right, not for this. It was a worse thing than becoming someone else, a more awful thing. There was a lack, when he sought himself, an incompleteness. He reached inward and found absences. He felt it when he tried to right himself, stumbling on a skewed board; the heft gone at his centre. Derelict—that was the word. He was derelict, or would be soon. He would stand day and night in the unseen weather, sheltering nothing living.”

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Book:The Maker of Swans
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“There are really two types of modesty: one's own and that of others . . . The first type of modesty is essentially developing an internal definition of self. When you know who you are, you don't generally feel a need to brag, to show your naked body to strangers, or to be involved physically with people who don't care about you. The second type of modesty entails recognizing the vulnerability of others and protecting it - as with a boy who receives a compromising photo of a girl and ignores orders to pass it on.”

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Book:A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue
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