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...thinking all this maximalism would somehow generate happiness?

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Isaac Marion
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: December 30
Music Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Seattle
Washington
Happiness
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Thinking
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Somehow

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Once you've arrived at the end of the world, it hardly matters which route you took.
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Everything you see, you might be seeing for the last time.
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You know things are moving. You're changing, you fellow Dead are changing, the world is ready for something miraculous. What are we waiting for?
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I used to split my time between writing, music and painting. I would work on a book and then abandon it, start a band, do an album, quit music, then do a gallery show. Eventually I decided to give writing a serious shot.
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Soft flesh is eaten by hard teeth.
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We are where we are, however we got here. What matters is where we go next.
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Stop. Breathe those useless breaths. Drop this piece of life you’re holding to your lips. Where are you? How long have you been here? Stop now. You have to stop. Squeeze shut your stinging eyes, and take another bite.
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We eat and sleep and shuffle through the fog, walking a marathon with no finish line, no medals, no cheering.
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A month ago there was nothing on Earth I missed, enjoyed, or longed for. I knew I could lose everything and not feel anything, and I rested easy in that knowledge. But I'm growing tired of easy things.
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