“L’absurde, c’est la raison lucide qui constate ses limites.”
— Albert Camus
“Meaning forged in absurdity. Love born in indifference. Courage shining through fear. He who has not been enveloped in darkness can never truly appreciate the light.”
— personal aphorism
“My dear, in the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized through it all, that… In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
— Albert Camus
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Negative space. Rhythmic pauses. Pensive silence. Friendships ended. Loves forgotten. Mistakes avoided. Offers denied.
What we discard and omit speaks just as loud as what we do and what we include.
”— personal aphorism
“A world that can be explained even with bad reasons is a familiar world. But, on the other hand, in a universe suddenly divested of illusions and lights, man feels like an alien, a stranger. His exile is without remedy since he is deprived of the memory of a lost home or the hope of the promised land. This divorce between man and his life, the actor and his setting, is properly the feeling of absurdity.”
— Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus”
“Do not conflate compassion and weakness. It is only true strength that brings compassion. Weakness leads to hatred and a vengeful spirit.”
— personal aphorism
“Everyone who has ever built anywhere a ‘new heaven’ first found the power thereto in his own hell.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
“Death is the great equalizer - the great reminder of what’s important: the moment, the experience, the memory. “Memento mori” over “fuga mortis”.”
— personal aphorism
“The distinctly human phenomenon of being unable to remain in and appreciate the moment could be ascribed to what could be called “temporal greed” - an experience is not enough in itself, in the present, and only gains significance and value if it is able to be repeated and enjoyed multiple times in the future.”
— personal aphorism
