#tortures

The tortures of present death disturb him not, but the recollection of his fall, fills him with a holy sorrow. ↗

— John Strachan

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I crave ideas, and when an idea hits me, it grips me and it tortures me until I master it. ↗

— Gene Simmons

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#grips #hits #i #idea #ideas

To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in order to desire nothing, love nothing, feel nothing, and who, if he succeeded, would end up a complete monster! ↗

— Denis Diderot

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