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“The writer's curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored.”
― Killosophy
― Killosophy
“It is the business of the very few to be independent; it is a privilege of the strong. And whoever attempts it, even with the best right, but without being OBLIGED to do so, proves that he is probably not only strong, but also daring beyond measure. He enters into a labyrinth, he multiplies a thousandfold the dangers which life in itself already brings with it; not the least of which is that no one can see how and where he loses his way, becomes isolated, and is torn piecemeal by some minotaur of conscience. Supposing such a one comes to grief, it is so far from the comprehension of men that they neither feel it, nor sympathize with it. And he cannot any longer go back! He cannot even go back again to the sympathy of men!”
― Beyond Good and Evil
― Beyond Good and Evil
“What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around.”
― Killosophy
― Killosophy
“Genius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person.”
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“For too many centuries women have been being muses to artists. I wanted to be the muse, I wanted to be the wife of the artist, but I was really trying to avoid the final issue — that I had to do the job myself.”
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“I'm independent and strong, but sometimes...just sometimes, it's nice to be taken case of. It's nice to be made to feel like a lady”
― The Mighty Storm
― The Mighty Storm
“Like a butterfly stuck in a chrysalis, waiting for the perfect moment, I was waiting for the day I could burst forth and fly away and find my home.”
― Dear Rockstar
― Dear Rockstar
“Even when it seems that there is no one else, always remember there's one person who never ceased to love you - yourself.”
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“Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.”
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“Never be afraid to be what you want to be...
People don't have to like you
but they have to respect you.”
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People don't have to like you
but they have to respect you.”
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“That's because true travel, the kind with no predetermined end, is one of the most selfish endeavors we can possibly undertake-an act in which we focus solely on our own fulfillment, with little regard to those we leave behind. After all, we're the ones venturing out into the big crazy world, filling up journals, growing like weeds. And we have the gall to think they're just sitting at home, soaking in security and stability.
It is only when we reopen these wrapped and ribboned boxes, upon our triumphant return home, that we discover nothing is the way we had left it before.”
― Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana
It is only when we reopen these wrapped and ribboned boxes, upon our triumphant return home, that we discover nothing is the way we had left it before.”
― Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana
“It turns out that indecision is a path itself; but figuratively, a vertical path - up or down - meaning it isn't always a fruitless path. One is forgotten, but the other is glorified. To be what they call 'middle-of-the-road' in most cases just means you have a hard time figuring out who between options is dumber. So quite often those who refused to decide were, after all, the bold individuals, the influential ones, the creative ones, those who snatched their own authority.”
― Killosophy
― Killosophy
“By nature independent, gay, even exuberant, seductively responsive and given to those spontaneous sallies that sparkle in the conversation of certain daughters of Paris who seem to have inhaled since childhood the pungent breath of the boulevards laden with the nightly laughter of audiences leaving theaters, Madame de Burne's five years of bondage had nonetheless endowed her with a singular timidity which mingled oddly with her youthful mettle, a great fear of saying too much, of going to far, along with a fierce yearning for emancipation and a firm resolve never again to compromise her freedom.”
― Alien Hearts
― Alien Hearts
“Did it ever occur to you," asked Kira, "that I may be here for the very unusual, unnatural reason of wanting to learn a work I like only because I like it?”
― We the Living
― We the Living
“Having someone do certain things for you is like getting someone to chew your food for you.
It might be easier to swallow but it loses all its flavor...
And you want the flavor!”
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It might be easier to swallow but it loses all its flavor...
And you want the flavor!”
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“Man will never be stronger nor independent if
he lives under perpetual motivation of others.”
― My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
he lives under perpetual motivation of others.”
― My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
“Lena realized that a fundamental layer of their happiness depended on the four of them being close to one another. Their lives were independent and full. Their friendship was only one aspect of their lives, but it seemed to give meaning to all the others.”
― Sisterhood Everlasting
― Sisterhood Everlasting
“Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone.
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.”
― The Prophet
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.”
― The Prophet
“Some people ask me whether I'm a "mama's girl" or a "papa's girl". I'm *nobody's* girl. My brother clings to our parents; I'm the one shoving them out the door.”
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“Having someone do certain things for you is like getting someone to chew your food for you. It might be easier to swallow but it loses all its flavor and it will be covered in spit. And you want the flavor!”
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“Don’t get me wrong, I’m a strong, independent witch, and I could easily lift pots and open doors by myself. But dammit, those little things give me butterflies. It's nice to not be treated like an assassin first and a woman second.”
― Traitor Witch
― Traitor Witch
“Amidst the empty conversations and meaningless hot air jabbered by the untethered tourists and sightseers, he alone walked on with his feet stuck firmly to the ground. His slender frame anchored to a spine of steel, he was a rock against the waves of humanity.”
― Ai no Kusabi Vol. 2: Destiny
― Ai no Kusabi Vol. 2: Destiny
“Menurutmu, berapa persen perempuan yang harus melepaskan pekerjaannya karena pernikahan?”
― Last Forever
― Last Forever
“Presently he said, 'I've been falling in love with you, Vic, but you don't need me.”
― Indemnity Only
― Indemnity Only
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