It was as though some stubborn god spent their time in an immutable and absurd balancing act between life and… — Simone de Beauvoir
It was as though some stubborn god spent their time in an immutable and absurd balancing act between life and death, prosperity and poverty.
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That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.
One day I'll be old, dead, forgotten. And at this very moment, while I'm sitting here thinking these things, a man in a dingy hotel room is thinking, "I will always be here."
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If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

