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"The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest."

"The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself."

"The person whose attention is in the 'pure Soul' is known as a renowned person. No one in the past had been celebrated as a famous person, they were called renowned persons. To be famous is the result of an 'above normal' state."

"Thirsty for attention is a cry of loneliness."

"If you feel obsessed to prove something to the world, then you'd need world attention to be able to prove it."
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"It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go home to."


"You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can't answer slurs, but I'm here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn't."


"Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society."


"Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always a whole new ball game. There tends to be unfinished business. One trails all sorts of things around with one, things that simply won't be got rid of."


"You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish."


"In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game."


"You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed."


"It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no time to read."
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