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The Soul’s Dilemma is The Storm of History
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Jesus was right — religion and God are two separate things.
Buddha was right — there is suffering and we can liberate ourselves from it.
Carl Jung was right — the privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.
Simone de Beauvoir was right — one is not born, but rather becomes, a human being.
Jean-Paul Sartre was right — everything has been figured out, except how to live.
— Jim Palmer
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It is certainly true that the storm of history has arisen out of our own hearts. It has sprung unbidden out of the emptiness of technological man. It is the genie he has summoned out of the depths of his own confusion, this complacent sorcerer’s apprentice who spends billions on weapons of destruction and space rockets when he cannot provide decent meals, shelter, and clothing for two- thirds of the human race.
— Thomas Merton
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Some young writers push themselves too much and force the machine. When you’re young, this can work, to an extent. But there always comes a time when the subconscious…
