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Existentialism is about being a saint without God being your own h

Existentialism is about being a saint without God being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society. – Anita Brookner

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Life… is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always a whole new ball game. There tends to be unfinished business. One trails all sorts of things around with one, things that simply wont be got rid of. – Anita Brookner

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