Suppose, just suppose, leaden soul, you would try to lead an exemplary life. To be kind, honorable, helpful, just. On whose authority?
And you'll never know, that way, what you most long to know. Wisdom requires a life that is singular in another way, that's perverse. To know more, you must conjure up all the lives there are, and then leave out whatever fails to please you. Wisdom is a ruthless business.
But what about those I love? Although I don't believe my friends can't get on without me, surving isn't so easy; and I probably can't survive without them."
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And you'll never know, that way, what you most long to know. Wisdom requires a life that is singular in another way, that's perverse. To know more, you must conjure up all the lives there are, and then leave out whatever fails to please you. Wisdom is a ruthless business.
But what about those I love? Although I don't believe my friends can't get on without me, surving isn't so easy; and I probably can't survive without them."
Susan Sontag
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