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July 18, 2024
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accidie
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[mass noun] (literary) spiritual or mental sloth; apathy
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Joan Didion
“We tell ourselves stories in order to live. The princess is caged in the consulate. The man with the candy will lead the children into the sea. The naked woman on the ledge outside the window on the sixteenth floor is a victim of accidie, or the naked woman is an exhibitionist, and it would be 'interesting' to know which. We tell ourselves that it makes some difference…” [see more]
apologia
a formal written defense of one's opinions or conduct
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