Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rat…

John Updike
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Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience. ✨ Self-Consciousness: Memoirs. Book by John Updike, 1989.
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