Sunday, March 15, 2009

I try not to be terrified.

The existentialist thinker Soren Kirkegaard had no illusions about man's urge to freedom. He knew how comfortable people were inside the prison of their character defenses. Like many prisoners they are comfortable in their limited and protected routines, and the idea of a parole into the wide world of chance, accident, and choice terrifies them. Anyway, I try not to be terrified. I'd rather be in love. Mostly, with life. -Jim Broede

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