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""Fear, no matter its logic, is the best cure for our nihilistic musings. And so, please, do not tell me that this world has nothing for you until you've put yourself at its mercy"" (No. 2). ""We are all similarly-afflicted and yet we choose to go on, we know that we are in the first or second act of an autobiographical tragedy, and still, we choose to keep the plot going. This is, I think, a remarkable act. I find that there is a great nobility in each human heart. I know that some hearts are not human, but they are by far the exception"" (No. 3). ""True, one might give up living. But this is not to say that the will to live can be related in terms of pleasure alone. Indeed, on balance, life is not pleasurable, and yet we choose to go on. This is not cowardly. It is instead evidence that we draw nourishment from another source"" (No. 5). ""Does it ever make you nervous, how easily your existence might have been foiled? I know that I am already here and that the issue has been settled. Still, it does not sit well with me. In a just and rational world, I am sure that none of us would be here"" (No. 5). ""It takes a certain kind of humility to accept a broken gift. Think of receiving a poorly-crafted present from an eager, wide-eyed child. There is no value in the thing itself. To make sense of it-to redeem it, even-one must perceive the gesture behind it. If they can manage this, their transformation of heart will be its own reward. The acceptance of life is no different"" (No. 9). To forgive existence is a great moral achievement, to say, ""though I have suffered much, it is well with me. It was worth my while."" This is the guiding idea of A Survey of Human Thoughts, the theme that connects all its parts. A Survey of Human Thoughts is composed of nine pieces. They are free-standing, though they compliment each other and keep the same tone. Some are essays with story-elements. Others are stories with analysis embedded in them. Each piece is accompanied by a custom illustration. It is a short, concentrated book with a minimalistic feel. Try out the first essay if you're on the fence (free to sample).

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