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Abstraction Quote by Tao Lin

“If I wrote about "being [abstraction]" I would be ignoring…” quote by Tao Lin — Download Open image

“If I wrote about "being [abstraction]" I would be ignoring existential issues (such as death, limited-time, the arbitrary nature of the universe, the mystery of consciousness) that I feel affect me most in my life and think about most of the time. Another reason is that it doesn't seem specific or accurate, to me, to write about "being [abstraction]." I think there are some other reasons.”

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