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> [This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wislawa-szymborska/this-terrifying-world-is-not-devoid-of-charms-of-the-mornings-that/)

[Wislawa Szymborska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wislawa-szymborska/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c4/wislawa-szymborska-4464_charm_this-terrifying-world-is-not-devoid-of-c_99273.png)

> [“It didn't matter what he said. The world is terrifying. It always is. But Cecil reminded her that it was ok to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fink/it-didn-t-matter-what-he-said-the-world-is-terrifying-it-always-is/)

[Joseph Fink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fink/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/joseph-fink-6998_relax_it-didn-t-matter-what-he-said-the-world_331150.jpg)

> [Topographically the country is magnificent - and terrifying. Why terrifying? Because nowhere else in the world is the divorce between man and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/topographically-the-country-is-magnificent-and-terrifying-why/)

[Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/henry-miller-179_america_topographically-the-country-is-magnifice_339820.jpg)

> [I do think we're on the edge of a terrifying world, and that many young people know that but don't know how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-judt/i-do-think-we-re-on-the-edge-of-a-terrifying-world-and-that-many/)

[Tony Judt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-judt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/tony-judt-1730_people_i-do-think-we-re-on-the-edge-of-a-terrif_342026.png)

> [“You don't realize how terrifying the world can be for someone like that, someone who would rather stay in a familiar hole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/you-don-t-realize-how-terrifying-the-world-can-be-for-someone-like/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ab/david-wong-1098_terrifying_you-don-t-realize-how-terrifying-the-wor_435150.png)

> [“Boredom will eventually set in... and one day you'll be standing still on an island, with no idea where to go, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristina-meister/boredom-will-eventually-set-in-and-one-day-you-ll-be-standing-still/)

[Kristina Meister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristina-meister/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/617/kristina-meister-66163_quote_boredom-will-eventually-set-in-and-one-d_1541805.jpg)

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