The Marginalian
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The Pleasure of Being Left Alone
The Pleasure of Being Left Alone

“An exquisite peace obtains: a drowsy, golden peace, flowing honey-sweet over my dwelling, soaking it, dripping like music from the walls… A peace for gods; a divine emptiness.”

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John Quincy Adams on Impostor Syndrome and the True Measure of Success
John Quincy Adams on Impostor Syndrome and the True Measure of Success

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No One You Love Is Ever Dead: Hemingway on the Most Devastating of Losses and the Meaning of Life
No One You Love Is Ever Dead: Hemingway on the Most Devastating of Losses and the Meaning of Life

“We must live it, now, a day at a time and be very careful not to hurt each other.”

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John Gardner on the Key to Self-Renewal Across Life and the Art of Making Rather Than Finding Meaning
John Gardner on the Key to Self-Renewal Across Life and the Art of Making Rather Than Finding Meaning

“The potentialities you develop to the full come as the result of an interplay between you and life’s challenges.”

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The Wild Iris: Nobel Laureate Louise Glück on the Door at the End of Your Suffering
The Wild Iris: Nobel Laureate Louise Glück on the Door at the End of Your Suffering

“Whatever returns from oblivion returns to find a voice.”

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