"... Whatever condition we are in, we must……" — Thomas Bernhard
"... Whatever condition we are in, we must always do what we want to do, and if we want to go on a journey, then we must do so and not worry about our condition, even if it's the worst possible condition, because, if it is, we're finished anyway, whether we go on the journey or not, and it's better to die having made the journey we're been longing for than to be stifled by our longing."
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35 Quotes by Thomas Bernhard
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