I was running and deliberately lost my way. The world far off and nothing but my breath and the very next step and it’s like hypnosis. The feeling of conquering my own aliveness with no task but to keep going, making every way the right away and that’s a metaphor for everything. Charlotte Eriksson
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In this quote, J.D. Salinger speaks of the ability to conquer your own aliveness in a world that is so often not in control of when it keeps going. It takes a lot of effort to keep going when it seems like you have no reason to do so. It takes a special kind of strength to make every way the right way and there is nothing more fulfilling than conquering your own aliveness by making your way through life.

Source: Another Vagabond Lost To Love: Berlin Stories On Leaving & Arriving

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