“For he alone, and no other initiate, knew how easy it was to starve. It was the easiest thing in the world. He did not keep this fact a secret, but no one believed him.” A Hunger Artist
Retire into thyself. The rational principle which rules has this nature, that it is content with itself when it does what is just, and so secures tranquility. Book VII
“He alone knew something that even initiates didn’t know how easy it was to fast.” A Hunger Artist
In the end one needs forbearance to get by in this world. The Post Office Girl
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