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Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.

You know, you really do choose your existence in a way.

People better get used to the idea that I exist.

Every now and then, I deserve to say what I feel.

One must not attempt to justify them, but rather to sense their nature simply and clearly.

The truth is that since childhood I had cultivated an existential independence. It came from perceiving the adults around me as unreliable, and without it I felt I wouldn't have survived. I cared deeply for everyone in my family, but in the end I depended on myself.

I've always felt like I belonged, and you need affirmation every now and then.

The very act of questioning whether you exist proves you do, because you must be there for the doubt to be entertained in the first place.