At moments when Herman fantasized about a new metaphysics, or even a new religion, he based everything on the attraction of the sexes. In the beginning was lust. The godly, as well as the human, principle is desire. Gravity, light, magnetism, thought may be aspects of the same universal longing. Suffering, emptiness, darkness are nothing more than interruptions of a cosmic orgasm that grows forever in intensity...

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Isaac Bashevis Singer was a 20th-century American jewish american author. Isaac Bashevis Singer was a Polish-born Jewish novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, essayist, and translator in the United States. Some of his works were adapted for the theater. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life
  • Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality
  • Religion — Exploring belief systems, worship, and spiritual practice

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