“This is the tragedy: Consciousness has forced us into the paradoxical position of striving to be unself-conscious of what we are—hunks of spoiling flesh on disintegrating bones.“
- Thomas Ligotti
To salve the pains of consciousness, some people anesthetize themselves with sunny thoughts.
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