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Portrait of Myself

This book is a collection of essays and musings that delve into the author's life, thoughts, and experiences, offering readers a glimpse into the author's personal journey and philosophy. more

Author

Margaret Bourke-White
Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White was an American photographer known for her distinctive style and for documenting significant historical events. Her work spanned across various fields, including news, advertising, and art photography. more

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“The measure of our mindfulness, the touchstone for sanity in this society, is our level of productivity, our attention to responsibility, our ability to plain and simple hold down a job. If you're still at the point when you're even just barely going through the motions--showing up at work, paying the bills--you are still okay or okay enough. A desire not to acknowledge sadness in ourselves or those close to us--better known these days as denial, is such a strong urge that plenty of people prefer to think that until you are actually flying out of a window, you don't have a problem.”

“Why, in truth, sir," was Monte Cristo's reply, "man is but an ugly caterpillar for him who studies him through a solar microscope; but you said, I think, that I had nothing else to do. Now, really, let me ask, sir, have you? — do you believe you have anything to do? or to speak in plain terms, do you really think that what you do deserves being called anything?”