

“What I wanted was to penetrate so deeply into the lives of others that when they heard my voice they would have the impression they were speaking to themselves.”
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“Jessica has a forehead scar from the deep end of a pool. I ask Jessica what drowning feels like and she says not everything feels like something else.”
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“The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“There is no reality except in action. Man is nothing else than his plan; he exists only to the extent that he fulfills himself; he is therefore nothing else than the ensemble of his acts, nothing else than his life.”
― Existentialism is a Humanism
― Existentialism is a Humanism

“War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.”
― An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
― An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963

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