Mann’s Search for Meaning
Once a month I choose a quote from a great writer, muse on its implications for how we live our lives, then send those thoughts on to you.
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Your turn (opens the original)
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On vulnerability (opens the original)
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<img alt="Elmore Leonard" class="sizing-normal" height="1000" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IYWo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb6420347-7234-42a9-8a34-89e648fa5
On Vulnerability (audio version) (opens the original)
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<img alt="Elmore Leonard" class="sizing-normal" height="1000" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b83x!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F496227f4-1fe8-4d1f-8a64-f787a3f1a
On the immortal implications of death (opens the original)
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<img alt="William Saroyan" class="sizing-normal" height="883" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TR_i!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4100f3c4-1e8e-4a13-b10c-e2f8d375b6
On the immortal implications of death (audio version) (opens the original)
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