Amy Krouse RosenthalJust look at us, all of us, quietly doing our thing and trying to matter. The earnestness is inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time.
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This quote from the brilliant author Philip Roth captures the nature of earnestness. The author, in this case, is speaking about human beings. In his view, the reality is that we exist in a world of pretense and ignorance. The pretense is what keeps people like him in line while they pretend to be something they are not.
The ignorance is what makes some people believe that they are good people when they are really bad. They want you to think that they are good people, but the chances of them actually being good people are slim to none.
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