To Be Human Is Inevitably, To Hate Oneself Sometimes, To Hunger For The Perfect Stability And In A Way The Perfect Justice Or At Least Perfect Punishment For Our Numerous Imperfections, Called Death. - SearchQuotes

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To be human is inevitably, to hate oneself sometimes, to hunger for the perfect stability and in a way the perfect justice or at least perfect punishment for our numerous imperfections, called death.

John Gardner

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