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Quote by John Updike
Existence itself does not feel horrible it feels like an ecstasy,

Existence itself does not feel horrible it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience. – John Updike

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Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being somebody, to be watched and listened to with extra interest, input ceases, and the performer goes blind and deaf in his overanimation. One can either see or be seen. – John Updike

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I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness. – Marianne Williamson

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