Romantic fatalism was no doubt a myth and an illusion, but that was no reason to dismiss it as nonsense. Myths may assume an importance that goes beyond their primary message, we don’t have to believe in Greek gods in order to know that they tell us something vital about the mind of man.
-Alain de Botton
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