#life

There are more worlds than one, and in many ways they are unlike each other. But joy and sorrow, or, in other words, good and evil,are not absent in their degree from any of the worlds, for wherever there is life there is action, and action is but the expression of one or other of these qualities. ↗

— James Stephens

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In literature one has the best company in the world at complete command; one also has the worst. One has a social conscience which dissuades one from harbouring unprofitable company in life, and I find that my two canons are a great aid and support for an analogous literary conscience which speaks up against consorting with unprofitable company in literature. ↗

— Albert Jay Nock

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I think the invitation offered the non-black reader is to join us in this expression of our familiarity and via that joining, come to understand that when black people come together to celebrate and rejoice in black critical thinking, we do so not to exclude or to separate, but to participate more fully in world community. However, we must first be able to dialogue with one another, to give one another subject-to-subject recognition that is an act of resistance that is part of the decolonizing, anti-racist process. ↗

— Bell Hooks

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The wheel of life has many spokes yet so few people ever leave the hub. ↗

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

#life #peace #reality #truth #life

Kalau ada yang bisa mengacaukan pola pikirmu tapi menyelamatkan hidupmu, itulah ia: filsafat. ↗

— Sunlita Citra

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Giving up is not an option. It is the biggest mistake one can make and there's nothing to be learnt from it ↗

— Lyrikal

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O man ! Do and Do something otherwise thou will have the only deposit of Zilch with thee. ↗

— Ghumakkad Agantuk Ram

#life-philosophy #realistic #life

Hendaklah engkau menjadi orang besar, yang sanggup memikul cinta yang besar - Syakila ↗

— Isa Kamari

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Two things consistently bring me pleasure: hot sweet tea and writing. Which is not to say that either are particularly good for me…I use entirely too much sugar and so far don’t find sucralose to be a good alternative. Also, writing is not a practice that engenders confidence. Quite the opposite. It’s about making yourself deliberately insecure so that you can write the next thing and have it be worth reading. And that’s not even taking into consideration the business end of things, which can make you bitter if you’re not careful… But I’ve spent my the bulk of my life to date figuring out the right mix of fat and sugar in my tea and also, how to get incrementally better (I hope…) at the writing, so I’m not giving it/them up! ↗

— Ariel Gordon

#tea #writing-life #business

Ada: And why life? (Pause.) Why life, Henry? (Pause.) Is there anyone about? Henry: Not a living soul. Ada: I thought as much. (Pause.) When we longed to have it to ourselves there was always someone. Now that it does not matter the place is deserted. ↗

— Samuel Beckett

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