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“A man who wants to mutilate himself is certainly damned, isn't he?”

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A deeply personal account of a man's journey through the horrors of war, exploring themes of resilience, suffering, and the human spirit. more

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Arthur Rimbaud

Arthur Rimbaud was a French poet renowned for his surrealistic poetry style. His works have had a profound impact on subsequent poetry, considered pioneers of symbolism and surrealism. more

“…You see, my dear friend, I am made up of contradictions, and I have reached a very mature age without resting upon anything positive, without having calmed my restless spirit either by religion or philosophy. Undoubtedly I should have gone mad but for music. Music is indeed the most beautiful of all Heaven's gifts to humanity wandering in the darkness. Alone it calms, enlightens, and stills our souls. It is not the straw to which the drowning man clings; but a true friend, refuge, and comforter, for whose sake life is worth living”

“I sit down to the piano regularly at nine-o'clock in the morning and Mesdames les Muses have learned to be on time for that rendezvous.”

Music Morning Nine Clock Piano Songwriting Muse Rendezvous

Author:Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

“Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.”

People Past Moving Alive Walking Stuck Terrified Consumed Corpses

Book:You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

Source: You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“You have an appointment with life, an appointment that is in the here and now.”

Here And Now Appointments

Book:You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

Source: You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

“(As human beings) We see everything everything in a glass, darkly. Sometimes we can peer through the glass and catch a glimpse of what is on the other side. If we were to polish the glass clean, we'd see much more. But then we would no longer see ourselves.”

Ifs Humans Sometimes Sides Human Beings Clean Glasses Peers Glimpse Polish

Author:Jostein Gaarder

“I don’t want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.”

Want Life Art Mystery Attraction Flames Works Of Art Fades Fade Away

Book:A Visit From the Goon Squad

Source: A Visit From the Goon Squad

“I'll be a story in your head. That's okay. We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? 'Cause it was, you know. It was the best. The daft old man who stole a magic box and ran away. Did I ever tell you that I stole it? Well I borrowed it. I was always going to take it back.”

Knows Men Wells Ends Stories Causes Magic Okay Boxes Ran Old Man Doctor Who Borrowed Daft

Author:Steven Moffat

“Just a rat, she repeated to herself. After all, there were rats in the palace. Human and otherwise. Could be worse.”

Humans Rats Palaces

Author:Cinda Williams Chima

“Toast is me. I am toast.”

Toasts

Book:Oryx And Crake

Source: Oryx And Crake

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