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My Year of Rest and Relaxation

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Ottessa Moshfegh
Ottessa Moshfegh

Ottessa Moshfegh is a contemporary American author known for her unique narrative style and profound psychological insights. Her works often explore themes of loneliness, alienation, and moral dilemmas in modern society. more

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“One morning, one day, perhaps soon, she would come to him and find him gone; and she knew how much she did not want to see him die, and yet how much she also wished that he might die holding her hand. These thoughts induced tears, which he must not see; and she tried not to think too much about the terrible mystery which was to be enacted . . .”

“If we conform our behavior to God’s ancient moral prescription, we are entitled to the sweet benefits of life. But if we defy its imperatives, then death is the inevitable consequence. AIDS is only one avenue by which sickness and death befall those who play Russian roulette with God’s eternal moral law.”

“If you are obliged to do something inevitable, don’t lose time to think about it, do it right away!”

“كان خوفاً يهزم خوفاً من نوع آخر، خوف من خطر محقّق يهزم خوفاً من خطر محتمل. حياتنا تدور في هذه النسبية التي تحكم كل شيء، كل علاقاتنا وأفكارنا وقراراتنا وتصرّفاتنا، سواء أدركنا ذلك أو لم ندرك.”