Louisa Christen


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Lessons from Literature: The Infinite Potential of the Human Mind

“Every man should be capable of all ideas, and I believe that in the future he will be.” ― Jorge Luis Borges, Ficciones Jorge Luis Borges is often considered the master... Read more

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Lessons From Literature: Selfish Love

  “So long as one is happy, one can endure any discipline: it was unhappiness that broke down the habits of work … I became aware that our love was... Read more

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Lessons From Literature: Dangerous, Destructive, and Necessary

“Today it is the duty of a genius to remain unrecognized.” –The Physicists, Friedrich Durrenmatt The Physicists is a very short play by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Durrenmatt that takes place... Read more

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Lessons from Literature: Ye of Little Faith

“True religion? All the religions are true insofar as they make those people who profess them live spiritually, insofar as they console them for having been born to die, and... Read more