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Quote by Giacomo Leopardi

“My thoughts are drowned, and shipwreck seems sweet to me in this sea.”

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Giacomo Leopardi was an Italian poet and philosopher, recognized for his melancholic and existentialist works. Born on June 29, 1798, in Naples, Italy, Leopardi's life was characterized by illness and a profound sense of isolation. His poetry, marked by introspection and philosophical depth, has had a lasting impact on Italian literature. more

“He’d never been afraid of the dark—even after the Shadows came and tried to kill him in the night—but that was because the dark itself used to be empty. Now it was not. He could feel it, whatever it was, hovering in the air around him, waiting until the sun went down and the world got quiet. Quiet enough to think. Thoughts, those were the waiting things, and once they started up, he couldn’t seem to silence them. Saints, how he tried.”

Thoughts A Gathering Of Shadows

Book:A Gathering of Shadows

Source: A Gathering of Shadows

“We think thoughts are ours. We think we own them. But we never think to ask, where do they come from? Who creates them?”

Mind Wisdom Spiritual Thoughts Pyschology

Book:Lerkus: A Journey to End All Suffering

Source: Lerkus: A Journey to End All Suffering

“Your life is a movie. You are the main character. You say your scripts and act to your lines. Of course you do your lines in each scene. There is a hidden camera and a director who you can ask for help anytime up above.”

Quote by Giacomo Leopardi

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