It is a part of some of us that we do not desire things, nor do we believe we are in the need of the company of others. We seem to believe we have been put here alone. I mean with a sense of aloneness. We feel apart from the rest, not above -- though that is sometimes our thought -- but apart, not belonging, nor caring to belong. Our friends are few and not long lasting. It seems sad and when we think of ourselves in light of what we see around us--we feel sad, but that sadness passes and is filled with the nothing we have around us--the nothing of things and people we do not have to tend to. This is what he believed and he called himself a minimalist. "I am a minimalist," he said, but only to himself.
ThriftBooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. We personally assess every book's quality and offer rare, out-of-print treasures. We deliver the joy of reading in recyclable packaging with free standard shipping on US orders over $15. ThriftBooks.com. Read more. Spend less.