The Life, the Universe, and Everything
I was in Chapters one day and came across this book “Chinese Astrology. Exploring the Eastern Zodiac.” by Shelly Wu.
page 147, that is supposed to be about me
“Fear,
my old nemesis,
you appear again to manipulate,
immobilize,
and pervade my eggshell armour.
Come ahead if you will,
And let us do battle.
I am ready.”
Oh, God, am I?
Victor Pelevin “The Sacred Book of Werewolf”
He smiled paternally, and I decided I must have got stuck with one of those soulful clients. Those men who don’t just want your body for their two hundred bucks, but your soul as well. They’re the ones who really wear you out. To stop a soulful client getting [...]
Victor Pelevin “The Sacred Book of the Werewolf”
‘and when you feel happy for someone else, you fill emptiness with love.’
[...]
if you want a meaning for life, you’ll never find a better one.’
‘But love – isn’t it that emptiness, too?’
‘Sure.’
‘Then what’s the difference?’
‘The diffirence is emptiness, too.’
He thought for a moment.
‘But can you fill the emptiness [...]
At this time it is the favourite expression of my son. “Just forget it. Everything will be fine.”
“Remembering is only a new form of suffering.”
— Charles Baudelaire
I could not agree more. Keeping a diary is a way of remembering. Therefore a diary is a torture device to a certain extent. I still keep one, but [...]
I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. If it did, it would prove a serous danger to [...]
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