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“When a human being takes his life in depression, this is a natural death of spiritual causes. The modern barbarity of 'saving' the suicidal is based on a hair-raising misapprehension of the nature of existence.”

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Peter Wessel Zapffe

Peter Wessel Zapffe was a Norwegian existentialist philosopher known for his profound questioning of the meaning of life. His most famous work, 'The Shout of Eros', critically examines traditional philosophy and proposes his own philosophy of life. more

“Make sure your characters are worth spending ten hours with. That’s how long it takes to read a book. Reading a book is like being trapped in a room for ten hours with those characters. Think of your main characters as dinner guests. Would your friends want to spend ten hours with the characters you’ve created? Your characters can be loveable, or they can be evil, but they’d better be compelling. If not, your reader will be bored and leave.”

Ifs Thinking Want Long Book Character Evil Reading Hours Rooms Reader Ten Dinner Spending Bored Guests Trapped Compelling Book Reading Think Of You Main Characters Dinner Guests

Author:Po Bronson

“Write first. Worry about getting an agent or publisher later. Write it first. Prove you can do it and then others will listen. Tons of people talk about books they want to write. Far fewer are those who actually complete that vision. Don’t be a talker.”

People Want Writing Firsts Book Can Do Vision Worry Prove Agents Fewer Publishers You Can Do It Talkers

Author:Po Bronson

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