I was at ease in everything, to be sure, but at the same time satisfied with nothing. Each joy made me desire another. I went from festivity to festivity. On occasion I danced for nights on end, ever madder about people and life. At times, late on those nights when the dancing, the slight intoxication, my wild enthusiasm, everyone’s violent unrestraint would fill me with a tired and overwhelmed rapture, it would seem to me–at the breaking point of fatigue and for a second’s flash–that at last I understood the secret; I would rush forth anew. I ran on like that, always heaped with favors, never satiated, without knowing where to stop, until the day -- until the evening rather when the music stopped and the lights went out. The Fall
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This quote is about how people should live their lives. They should not be satisfied with just being comfortable. Instead, they should always want more. They should keep striving to reach new heights and push themselves to the limit because that’s the only way to find out what they are truly capable of doing. This idea reminds me of when I was younger, I always wanted to do something or achieve something but I never did anything or achieved anything because I was too scared or lazy.

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