𝐣𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 (ex_forestry998) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2018-04-01 21:26:00

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annie cresta (au), elektra natchios (mcu), faith lehane, johanna mason (au), john murphy, raven reyes

“The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist; a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.”

I think this book is trying to tell me being happy isn't actually bullshit?

	ex_forestry998 2018-04-02 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	It doesn't have to be the only part of you. It doesn't have to swallow you up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mechabadass 2018-04-02 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, that's what this is getting at. No one ever said it has to be the only thing. Pain is part of life, whether it's physical or mental. It's all the things you do to keep yourself going that matter. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_forestry998 2018-04-02 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	I think it's saying there's nothing beautiful or entertaining about people in pain or who are evil. But take it as you will, I'm sure the author would have wanted that. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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