There was something scary and anxiety-inducing about being in a space where nothing seemed to be forbidden to him, where everything was offered to him and nothing was asked in return

Hanya Yanagihara
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A truly free man is one who never feels obligated to do anything. He can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants. He has money, he has power, he has whatever he wants. A truly free man never feels guilty about anything because he lives a life of grace.

The word “grace” means something that is given out freely and without obligation. In other words, a truly free man has no responsibility for anything that happens to him or to anyone else.

Source: A Little Life

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