It is not enough to accept a concept of order and live by it; that is cowardice, and such cowardice cannot… — Colin Wilson
It is not enough to accept a concept of order and live by it; that is cowardice, and such cowardice cannot result from freedom. Chaos must be faced. Real order must be preceded by a descent into chaos.
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