Existence-Nonexistence

There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself. (Hermann Hesse)

Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve. (Erich Fromm)

We are prudent people. We are afraid to let go of our petty reality in order to grasp at a great shadow. (Saint-Exupéry)

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. (H L Mencken)

He who confronts the paradoxical exposes himself to reality. (Friedrich Durrenmatt)

Being and non-being produce each other. (Lao Tzu, Tao-te Ching)