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1 " Self-mastery involves a studious account of all aspects of human life and developing a comprehensive philosophy for living without fear or anxiety throughout the remaining years of a person’s life. A person must live within the limits of the human condition, which does not justify giving into all of our destructive impulses or living a pleasurable and guiltless life. Self-mastery does not require a person to live a life without passion; rather, it entails channeling vibrant personal passions into living in a virtuous manner of created beings. "
― , Dead Toad Scrolls
2 " The bottle of red brush on a white table gleamed throughout the remaining years of my childhood as the sign of what was possible there. "
― Siri Hustvedt , A Plea for Eros: Essays
