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But when I want to draw close to someone, and fully commit myself, then my misery is assured. Then I am nothing, and what can I do with nothingness?
Letters to Felice
Nothing unites two people so completely, especially if, like you and me, all they have is words.
Letters to Felice
You are at once both the quiet and the confusion of my heart; imagine my heartbeat when you are in this state.
Letters to Felice
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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