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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The things taught in schools & colleges are not an education but the means of education.”

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American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Born on May 25, 1803, and died on April 27, 1882. Known for his transcendentalist philosophy, his works have had a profound impact on literature and the intellectual world. more

“The desire to be seen as superior and singular- and, conversely, but similarly, inferior and individual, is a big topic...They have a term for the syndrome- it is called terminal uniqueness...we all refuse to be part of the crowd, to walk in the middle of the road in the safety of others. We all think were special. But the problem is, as I point out to Dr. Singer all the time, I actually am special.”

Thinking Problem Bigs Desire Individual Term Walks Middle Special Safety Crowds Refuse Singers Superiors Uniqueness Inferiors Drs Topics Syndromes Terminal Middle Of The Road

Author:Elizabeth Wurtzel

“Suicides have a special language. Like carpenters they want to know which tools. They never ask why build.”

Knows Want Asks Language Special Tools Suicide Carpenter

Author:Anne Sexton

“You're going to break my heart, aren't you?”

Heart Break My Heart Breaking My Heart

Book:Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story

Source: Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story

“I’ve been looking for a feeling like that everywhere I go. I’ve been waiting for someone to see all the good in me at every truck stop and intersection along the way. I’ve been waiting all my life for the moment to arrive when I can just stop. Stop looking”

Way I Can Moments Feelings Waiting Truck Intersections

Book:More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction

Source: More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction

“Two tasks at the beginning of your life: to narrow your orbit more and more, and ever and again to check whether you are not in hiding somewhere outside your orbit.”

Two Tasks Checks Hiding Orbit

Book:The Blue Octavo Notebooks

Source: The Blue Octavo Notebooks

“When a man is born...there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight. You talk to me of nationality, language, religion. I shall try to fly by those nets.”

Men Trying Language Born Flight Young Man Nationality Talk To Me

Author:James Joyce

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