Amelie Nothomb Quotes

The Accountants Who Spent Ten Hours A Day Copying Out Numbers Were, To My Mind, Victims Sacrificed On The Altar Of A Divinity Wholly Bereft Of Either Greatness Or Mystery. These Humble Creatures Were Devoting Their Entire Lives To A Reality Beyond Their Grasp. In Days Gone By They Might Have At Least Believed There Was Some Purpose To Their Servitude. Now They No Longer Had Any Illusions. They Were Giving Up Their Lives For Nothing, And They Knew It.
Everyone Knows That Japan Has The Highest Suicide Rate Of Any Country In The World. What Surprised Me Was That Suicides Were Not More Common.

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