“It is the essence of dignity to pretend to desire what you cannot prevent.”
Orson Scott Card (1951) American science fiction novelist
Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, The Crystal City (2003), Chapter 9 “Expeditions” (p. 166).
“The essence of what I desire is simply this: to sleep away life.”
— Fernando Pessoa, book The Book of Disquiet
Source: The Book of Disquiet
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