“The aspiration to save the world is a morbid phenomenon of today's youth.”
Marilyn Manson (1969) American rock musician and actor
“I have always found that actively loving
saves one from a morbid preoccupation
with the shortcomings of society.”
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South African writer and activist 1903–1988Related quotes
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