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In Le Monde, Geneviève Brisac called it "one most moving and funniest books of this autumn". [3] Charles Taylor of The New York Times wrote that the book "reads like a hyperadolescent spouting forth trippy what-ifs" and reduces "Dick's writing to bubble-gum Pirandello, or Borges rejiggered for Saturday afternoon movie serials". [4]
The essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson had a profound influence on Nietzsche, who "loved Emerson from first to last", [240] wrote "Never have I felt so much at home in a book", and called him "[the] author who has been richest in ideas in this century so far". [241] Hippolyte Taine influenced Nietzsche's view on Rousseau and Napoleon. [242]
The quote "I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure" is misattribute to Mark Twain. Clarence Darrow said it. Fact check: Clarence Darrow, not Mark Twain ...
I pity the fool (catchphrase) I reject your reality and substitute my own; I see dead people; I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship; I want to be alone; I was reading a book the other day; I will find you and I will kill you; I wish I knew how to quit you
Kurt Vonnegut (/ ˈ v ɒ n ə ɡ ə t / VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. [1] His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further works have been published since his death.
A quote about depression, whether brutally honest or hopeful and uplifting, can help explain the disorder and create a sense of understanding. First, what is depression exactly?
“There’s even a book you can buy that tells you how. But, you know, you were very lucky, and most people wise up after one attempt. So maybe this can be your get-out-of-jail-free card. That’s how I’d approach it.” I knew the book he meant. It’s called Final Exit. I don’t recommend it. “You take care. Try to behave yourself.
Rather than write a book, McCurdy created a one-woman show titled I'm Glad My Mom Died which she performed in Los Angeles and New York City. Plans to tour the show in other cities were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and she decided to write her material into a memoir.