It is human nature to instinctively rebel at obscurity or ordinariness.

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In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey...

In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey...

I have had four happy days in my life, and three of them turned out...

I have had four happy days in my life, and three of them turned out...

My dreams are all follies.

My dreams are all follies.

The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should...

The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should...

I have been the victim of heartless malice.

I have been the victim of heartless malice.

I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world.

I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world.

I'm not that interested in people.

I'm not that interested in people.

I never deviated from my grim determination to someday have all the money I needed...

I never deviated from my grim determination to someday have all the money I needed...

I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.

I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.

It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help...

It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help...

Women's Lib? I couldn't stand it.

Women's Lib? I couldn't stand it.

I often reread books I have written.

I often reread books I have written.

One of my grandsons used to insist, when he was only 3 or 4, that...

One of my grandsons used to insist, when he was only 3 or 4, that...

My childhood was appalling.

My childhood was appalling.

At 8, I made a pact with God.

At 8, I made a pact with God.

The stalwart soul has the will to live and is eager for the race.

The stalwart soul has the will to live and is eager for the race.

I am the skeptic of skeptics.

I am the skeptic of skeptics.

Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls.

Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls.

Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools.

Those who claim to have had happy lives seem to be silly fools.

I have anonymously helped many thousands.

I have anonymously helped many thousands.