Destined to be betrothed to melancholy.
Writing what I can't say out loud.
"This tremendous world I have inside of me. How to free myself, and this world, without tearing myself to pieces. And rather tear myself to a thousand pieces than be buried with this world within me."
"But I will write in spite of everything, absolutely; it is my struggle for self-preservation."
― Franz Kafka, Diaries, 1910-1923
cr: La Mort Heureuse (A Happy Death) by Albert Camus.
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absurdistamal
Nov 27, 2025 09:07AM
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I’ve been really busy with life lately, so I haven’t been as active as I’d like. I’ll be resuming all my R4R soon. Also, I probably won’t be posting...View all Conversations
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