Abyss Quotes
On the abyss as danger, depression, and dark comedy.
Not every abyss quote here is grim - one speaker's favorite playwright is described as laughing at the abyss rather than fearing it. Others are more literal, describing real violence people have stared down and pulled back from.
The violence seems to be diminishing. They've stared into the abyss a bit. I think they've all concluded that further violence... is not in their interests.
I am fond of them, of the inferior beings of the abyss, of those who are full of longing.
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My favorite playwright is probably Samuel Beckett, and he was always laughing at the abyss.
I didn't work for more than two years. I sat on the couch and waited for work to come in. I got depressed, went into the abyss.
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The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination.
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A quieter entry describes a personal depressive spell as going into the abyss, no metaphor needed. There's always a mix here of the philosophical and the painfully specific.
