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“Things are as they are, and no amount of self-deception makes them otherwise. The friend who is incapable of depression depresses us as surely as the friend who is incapable of boredom bores us. Somewhere in our hearts is a strong, though dimly understood, desire to face realities, and to measure consequences, to have done with the fatigue of pretending. It is not optimism to enjoy the view when one is treed by a bull; it is philosophy. The optimist would say that being treed was a valuable experience. The disciple of gladness would say it was a pleasurable sensation. The Christian Scientist would say there was no bull, though remaining–if he were wise–on the tree-top. The philosopher would make the best of a bad job, and seek what compensation he could find.”

Book:Points of Friction

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Points of Friction

Points of Friction delves into the intricate tapestry of human connections, examining the sources of tension and the consequences of conflict within various social contexts. more

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Agnes Repplier

Agnes Repplier was an American essayist born on April 1, 1855, and died on November 15, 1950. Her works are renowned for their profound thoughts and unique style, which have had a profound impact on American literature in the 20th century. more

“But even if it turns out that reading books is on the downhill side permanently and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop that extinction, I find nothing wrong with fighting the good fight all the way to the bitter end. Nothing wrong with fighting for a dying arts without quarter or surrender. Sort of like fighting for a dying planet to the bitter end. To speak only of books, it’s not a fight that hurts anyone, and it is one I seem built for — to sing the song of reading never tires or demoralizes me, no matter how poorly the battle goes. My love of reading, I guess, holds me to the task. And my optimism born of the fact that I belong to a community that never should have survived enslavement, and if we survived against all odds — not only survived but prospered — what else might be possible in this rapidly tilting world?”

Art Fighting Reading Books Optimism Possibilities

Author:Junot Díaz

“मैं हर इक पल का शाइ'र हूँ हर इक पल मिरी कहानी है हर इक पल मेरी हस्ती है हर इक पल मिरी जवानी है रिश्तों का रूप बदलता है बुनियादें ख़त्म नहीं होतीं ख़्वाबों की और उमंगों की मीआदें ख़त्म नहीं होतीं हर फूल में तेरा रूप बसा हर फूल में तेरी जवानी है इक चेहरा तेरी निशानी है इक चेहरा मेरी निशानी है तुम को मुझ को जीवन-अमृत इन हाथों से ही पीना है इन की धड़कन में बसना है इन के साँसों में जीना है तू अपनी अदाएँ बख़्श इन्हें मैं अपनी वफ़ाएँ देता हूँ जो अपने लिए सोची थी कभी वो सारी दुआएँ देता हूँ”

Optimism Eternal Love Life Afirming Change

Book:Kuliyat e Sahir / کلیات ساحر

Source: Kuliyat e Sahir / کلیات ساحر

“Harper: In your experience of the world. How do people change? Mormon Mother: Well it has something to do with God so it's not very nice. God splits the skin with a jagged thumbnail from throat to belly and then plunges a huge filthy hand in, he grabs hold of your bloody tubes and they slip to evade his grasp but he squeezes hard, he insists, he pulls and pulls till all your innards are yanked out and the pain! We can't even talk about that. And then he stuffs them back, dirty, tangled and torn. It's up to you to do the stitching. Harper: And then up you get. And walk around. Mormon Mother: Just mangled guts pretending. Harper: That's how people change.”

God Change Human Condition

Book:Angels in America

Source: Angels in America

“While you can't control your experiences, you can control your explanations.”