Existentialism quotes
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"Apparently there is no profit in the unique, or not enough to make it worthwhile to preserve. Ultimately it drains the life out of us, and existentialism starts to make more and more sense."
"if we possess a why of life we can put up with almost any how."
"It is certain that we cannot escape anguish, for we are anguish."
"Live as long as you please, you will strike nothing off the time you will have to spend dead."
