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“The pain we inflict upon ourselves hurt most of all.”

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This seminal work of Greek drama follows the tragic story of Oedipus, who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother, fulfilling the prophecy of the Oracle of Delphi. The play delves into the themes of destiny, the human condition, and the nature of justice. more

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Sophocles

Sophocles, born in 498 BC and died in 406 BC, was a renowned Greek tragic playwright. He is one of the three greatest tragic poets of ancient Greece, alongside Aeschylus and Euripides. Sophocles' works profoundly revealed the complexity of human nature and social contradictions, exerting a profound influence on subsequent drama. more

“Writing is a solitary job--that is, no one can help you with it, bu there's nothing lonely about it. I have always been too busy, too immersed in what I was doing, either mad at it or laughing at it to have time to wonder whether I was lonely or not lonely. It's simply solitary. I think there is a difference between loneliness and solitude.”

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Author:William Faulkner at the University of Virginia

“All writing is a message in a bottle, cast into the sea in the forlorn hope of recognition and acceptance.”

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Author:Stewart Stafford

“PhD students are the academic world's version of indentured slaves. The only reason they get away with it is because the students all have Stockholm Syndrome, plus they're under the misapprehension that a PhD is actually worth something.”

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Book:Big Trouble

Source: Big Trouble

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