"What relationship could exist between the lives of the fools and healthy rabble who were well, who slept well, who performed the sexual act well, who had never felt the wings of death on their face every moment-what relationship could exist between them and one like me who has arrived at the end of his rope and who knows that he will pass away gradually and tragically?"

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Source : "The Blind Owl". Book by Sadegh Hedayat (1937), translated by Iraj Bashiri, 1974.

Sadegh Hedayat

#Wings Quotes #Healthy Quotes #Passing Away Quotes

“The mere formulation of a problem is far more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skills. To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination and marks real advances in science.”
“If suffering brings wisdom, I would wish to be less wise.”
“I mean, I'm not a contrarian.”
“Dogs are my favorite people.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I want to accept all the difficulties that face me in life with perseverance and patience.”
“I owe my success to the fact that I never had a clock in my workroom. Seventy-five of us worked twenty hours every day and slept only four hours â€” and thrived on it.”

Source : "Defending and Parenting Children Who Learn Differently : Lessons from Edison's Mother". Book by Scott Teel, 2007.
“I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to do-you know, instead of pulling out a gun.”
“A colorful Chanel bag is a way to mix up anything.”

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