The way to despair is to refuse to have any kind of experience.

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“The truth is not distorted here, but rather a distortion is used to get at trut…”

“As was usual with him, he began with the least important thing and worked aroun…”

“If a writer is any good, what he makes will have its source in a realm much lar…”