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Everything great has already been said. But the person who knows how to stimulate his soul with the magnificence of it is always something new.

— Vilhelm Ekelund The Second Light (1986)

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Whose is the world? Whose is thought? His who loves them.

The Second Light (1986)

The egotism of wisdom: to burn all that is pettily, painfully, stupidly selfish in the fire of love of spiritual vision and freedom.

The Second Light (1986)

What has been postponed by reason of road and effort is well postponed.

The Second Light (1986)

The Jesuit principle: withdrawal from the world—in order to act on the world—was frequently also the principle of genius.

The Second Light (1986)

The artist and the poet have the facility for mistaking pure languor for meditative peace and strength. True meditation "rests" in swiftness.

The Second Light (1986)

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People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

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