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> [“Sentenced to fade under the weight of external pressures—the eternal cycle of life at its most poignant. Whether we embrace it or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/sentenced-to-fade-under-the-weight-of-external-pressures-the-eternal/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

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> [“Amidst this paradoxical existence emerges a dichotomy – a world dying outside, while we, ensnared in our paradisiacal illusion, merely survive without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/amidst-this-paradoxical-existence-emerges-a-dichotomy-a-world-dying/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

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> [“As Carcosa crumbled away, it was like the end of an era. That mysterious glow around it faded, leaving just traces of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/as-carcosa-crumbled-away-it-was-like-the-end-of-an-era-that/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

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## Other authors on Decay

## More by Ryan Gelpke

> [“But as long as we all practice kindness wherever we go and don’t stop to wonder at this a so marvellous and stunning world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/but-as-long-as-we-all-practice-kindness-wherever-we-go-and-don-t-stop/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“Sentenced to fade under the weight of external pressures—the eternal cycle of life at its most poignant. Whether we embrace it or not, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/sentenced-to-fade-under-the-weight-of-external-pressures-the-eternal/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“Here, in the vast expanse of nothingness, one confronts the depths of their own existence, unburdened by the trappings of modern life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/here-in-the-vast-expanse-of-nothingness-one-confronts-the-depths-of/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“Everything is in flux, everything moves all the time. Nothing remains the same forever.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/everything-is-in-flux-everything-moves-all-the-time-nothing-remains/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“I wonder if I am ever able to truly and especially in an honest matter able to describe what we all have experienced. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/i-wonder-if-i-am-ever-able-to-truly-and-especially-in-an-honest/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“Amidst this paradoxical existence emerges a dichotomy – a world dying outside, while we, ensnared in our paradisiacal illusion, merely survive without truly living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/amidst-this-paradoxical-existence-emerges-a-dichotomy-a-world-dying/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“How does one answer a question that, in its very formulation, defies belief?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/how-does-one-answer-a-question-that-in-its-very-formulation-defies/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“Ah, how much freer and fun the 70s must have been if the vibe in this casino is reflecting the mood of the 1970s.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/ah-how-much-freer-and-fun-the-70s-must-have-been-if-the-vibe-in-this/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“Our lives, reduced to mere hours, minutes, seconds, how cruel.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/our-lives-reduced-to-mere-hours-minutes-seconds-how-cruel/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“The sun's descent marks not just the end of another day, but a symbolic passage—a reminder that life, like the sun, moves in cycles,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/the-sun-s-descent-marks-not-just-the-end-of-another-day-but-a/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“As Carcosa crumbled away, it was like the end of an era. That mysterious glow around it faded, leaving just traces of what used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/as-carcosa-crumbled-away-it-was-like-the-end-of-an-era-that/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“We watch on as a young woman passes us by, her eyes glued to the screen of her phone. She almost walks into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/we-watch-on-as-a-young-woman-passes-us-by-her-eyes-glued-to-the/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“Have you figured it out yet?” “What?” I say. “What it means to be alive?” “Nah mate…” “I guess the secret lies in being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/have-you-figured-it-out-yet-what-i-say-what-it-means-to-be-alive-nah/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“Like a moth is drawn to the light we are drawn to melancholy, we succumb to it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/like-a-moth-is-drawn-to-the-light-we-are-drawn-to-melancholy-we/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

> [“What I find hilarious is that these people looking for ego death, who want to become so enlightened are usually those with the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-gelpke/what-i-find-hilarious-is-that-these-people-looking-for-ego-death-who/)

[Ryan Gelpke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-gelpke/)

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