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Fran Lebowitz

There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.

Fran Lebowitz

Death

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The author suggests that feeling completely calm inside is impossible, and instead, people are either anxious or no longer alive. Claiming that true inner peace exists is seen as wrong or inappropriate according to this view.

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