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I am not worthy of my suffering. A great sentence. It suggests not only that suffering is the basis of the self, its sole indubitable ontological proof, but also that it is the one feeling most worthy of respect the value of all values.

Milan Kundera

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Milan Kundera
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: April 1
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