“Only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit.”
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If you start in the pit of despair with these profane, awful things, even a glimmer of hope or awareness is going to occur that's much brighter coming from this dark, awful beginning.
If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character, would you slow down? Or speed up?
Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great Gatsby.' It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you're given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it?
Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.
