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“Very well. But I have warned you. In this pages, only suffering awaits.”

Book:The Burning Maze

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Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan, born on June 5, 1964, is an American author known for his works that blend mythology and fantasy elements. His most famous series, 'Percy Jackson & the Olympians,' combines Greek mythology with the experiences of modern teenagers. more

“It is much easier to believe lies than the truth." "Why?" asked Janna. "Because lies are manufactured to satisfy the emotions. A mother would rather believe her pretty girl lazy than accept the fact that she's a dumb cluck. Germans would rather believe they were stabbed in the back than that they lost a fair fight. And anyone would rather blame someone else for his misfortunes. The truth is hard. Don't fool with it unless you realize that.”

Truth Lies Nazism

Book:The Borrowed House

Source: The Borrowed House

“Because it will make a real artist of you. The more you suffer, the more grateful you ought to be. An empty stomach is better than a full one, Van Gogh, and a broken heart is better than happiness. Never forget that!”

Life Art Happiness Artist Suffering Suffer Lust For Life Starrynight Vangogh

Book:Lust for Life

Source: Lust for Life

“When existence reveals itself as existentially intolerable, thinking collapses in on itself. In such situations—in the depths—it's noticing, not thinking, that does the trick.”

Thinking Pain Suffering Existence Existential Noticing Intolerable

Book:12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

Source: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

“How indeed is it possible for one human being to be sorry for all the sadness that meets him on the face of the earth, for the pain that is endured not only by men, but by animals and plants, and perhaps by the stones? The soul is tired in a moment, and in fear of losing the little she does understand, she retreats to the permanent lines which habit or chance have dictated, and suffers there.”

Suffering

Book:A Passage to India

Source: A Passage to India

“And as her love revived, so did her capacity for suffering. Life, more important, grew more bitter.”

Love Life Suffering

Book:The Longest Journey

Source: The Longest Journey

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