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It seems pretentious to assume that we are not creatures of action. I think often it takes a situation of extreme absurdity, extreme action, to push us to the limits of what our character is, and to change us as people.

Eleanor Catton

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Es scheint eine Anmaßung zu sein, davon auszugehen, dass wir keine Handlungsgeschöpfe sind. Ich denke, es erfordert oft eine extreme Absurdität und extreme Handlungen, um an die Grenzen unseres Charakters zu stoßen und uns als Menschen zu verändern.

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