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There is only our inability to fill the emptiness in which we live...",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":43,"quote_text":44,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":26,"author":45,"source":46,"quote_tag":47,"commentary":9},3321654,"Incolo, ca in orice paradis, multe lucruri se rezolvau cu o simplitate de care sunt capabili numai copiii si zeii.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":49,"quote_text":50,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":26,"author":51,"source":52,"quote_tag":53,"commentary":9},3321634,"Din pacate, nu stiu sa le spun oamenilor pe care ii iubesc cat de mult ii iubesc. Imi ascund, dintr-o proasta pudoare, ori din timiditate, ori din mandrie prost inteleasa, ori din toate aceste motive la un loc, nevoia mea dureroasa de ei, recunostinta pentru tot ce mi-au dat, regretele pentru tot ce nu le-am dat eu. Aici este adevarata mea salbaticie. Cea mai grava. Cea mai trista.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":55,"quote_text":56,"author_id":5,"source_id":25,"has_image":26,"author":57,"source":58,"quote_tag":59,"commentary":9},3321595,"Sa astepti oricat. Sa astepti orice. Sa nu-ti amintesti, in schimb, orice. Nu sunt bune decat amintirile care te ajuta sa traiesti in prezent.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":61,"quote_text":62,"author_id":5,"source_id":63,"has_image":26,"author":64,"source":65,"quote_tag":66,"commentary":9},2239294,"Next to the highest peak of happiness, there’s the deepest gap of pain.",4,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[67],{"id":68,"tag":69},5223033,{"id":70,"tag_name":71},31712,"gaps",{"id":73,"quote_text":74,"author_id":5,"source_id":63,"has_image":26,"author":75,"source":76,"quote_tag":77,"commentary":9},2239286,"There is no wilderness. There is only our inability to fill the emptiness in which we live ...",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":79,"quote_text":80,"author_id":5,"source_id":63,"has_image":26,"author":81,"source":82,"quote_tag":83,"commentary":9},2239279,"The others wolves would devour me if they could know that my roar is, in reality, a crying.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":85,"quote_text":86,"author_id":5,"source_id":63,"has_image":26,"author":87,"source":88,"quote_tag":89,"commentary":90},2239266,"We start to die when we no longer have the power to choose.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nOctavian Paler, a Romanian poet and essayist, lived from 1926 to 2004. The quote \"We start to die when we no longer have the power to choose\" likely reflects his experience under communist rule in Romania, where individual freedom was severely limited. As a writer, Paler had to navigate the complexities of censorship and self-censorship.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThis quote reveals a paradoxical relationship between autonomy and mortality. On one hand, having control over our choices is essential for maintaining vitality and engagement with life. On the other hand, relinquishing this power can be a gradual process, akin to an existential form of dying. The nuance lies in recognizing that even small losses of agency can have a profound impact on our sense of self.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, acknowledge that your choices are not just about grand decisions but also about the everyday actions and behaviors you maintain or surrender. Regularly assess which areas of your life allow for genuine choice, and make conscious efforts to preserve this autonomy in the face of external pressures or internal complacency.",{"currentPage":92,"totalPages":15,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":93},1,10]