Gustave FlaubertThe one way of tolerating existence is to lose oneself in literature as in a perpetual orgy.
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The one way of tolerating existence is to lose oneself in literature as in a perpetual orgy. You have to live your life from the point of view of your literary character who has no worries, no cares and no regrets. In the same way as you loose yourself in novels, you can do the same with reality. When you feel yourself getting bored with mundane things, read a book.
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