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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.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Quotes by Stephen Hadley

Longing
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Nov 07, 2020

I am fond of them, of the inferior beings of the abyss, of those who are full of longing.

Quotes by Richard Wagner

Favorite
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Nov 07, 2020

My favorite playwright is probably Samuel Beckett, and he was always laughing at the abyss.

Quotes by John Cameron Mitchell

Nov 07, 2020

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.

Quotes by Ioan Gruffudd

Delving
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Nov 07, 2020

The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination.

Quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

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.

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