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1. Hermann Hesse
2. Victor Hugo
3. Miguel de Cervantes
4. Leo Tolstoy ...more
2. Victor Hugo
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A Glimpse from Symphony of Solitude
Here is a short passage from Symphony of Solitude — one of the moments where silence becomes its own kind of language.
« He did not know that Mary was reading his words.
And Mary did not know that he was smiling.
But somewhere, beyond the reach of time and place,
their hearts beat in harmony, their feelings spoke in silence,
as though joy itself was flowing through the ether between souls. »
— Raphaël Z Read more of this blog post »
« He did not know that Mary was reading his words.
And Mary did not know that he was smiling.
But somewhere, beyond the reach of time and place,
their hearts beat in harmony, their feelings spoke in silence,
as though joy itself was flowing through the ether between souls. »
— Raphaël Z Read more of this blog post »
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The Idiot is a novel that does not ask to be liked—it asks to be endured. Prince Myshkin is not naïve; he is exposed. His kindness, honesty, and moral clarity move through a society that interprets goodness as weakness and sincerity as threat. What mak ...more |
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I write not to explain the world, but to listen to what remains unspoken within it. Most sentences arrive imperfect, and it is there that honesty lives. Writing is a return to the same inner questions, seen each time with different eyes. It offers presence, not answers. — Raphaël Zéla |
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A dark, intelligent psychological thriller that refuses easy morality This novel is not interested in comfort or clear heroes. It explores manipulation, violence, and moral responsibility with unsettling honesty. What impressed me most was the psycholog ...more |
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“The tragedy was not in death, but in the silence that followed — in the void that cannot be filled, in the shadow that lingers even after the light is gone.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
“The car rolled on, drawing steadily away from a city where the last source of warmth had gone out, heading toward a strangeness he had never found in books, nor glimpsed in dreams.
And the city receded behind them, vanishing as memory does in the instant of fracture.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
And the city receded behind them, vanishing as memory does in the instant of fracture.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
“Loss does not mean the end, my boy.
It is a beginning.
Yes, the pain will remain…
but within it lies something that lets us grow.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
It is a beginning.
Yes, the pain will remain…
but within it lies something that lets us grow.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
“Ford, do you know why the stars never lose their way in the sky?”
He looked at her, bewildered.
She answered softly:
“Because they always know where they belong.
Even when they seem lost, something within guides them home.
And you too — even if one day you feel adrift — you will find your way.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
He looked at her, bewildered.
She answered softly:
“Because they always know where they belong.
Even when they seem lost, something within guides them home.
And you too — even if one day you feel adrift — you will find your way.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
“The tragedy was not in death, but in the silence that followed — in the void that cannot be filled, in the shadow that lingers even after the light is gone.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
“The car rolled on, drawing steadily away from a city where the last source of warmth had gone out, heading toward a strangeness he had never found in books, nor glimpsed in dreams.
And the city receded behind them, vanishing as memory does in the instant of fracture.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
And the city receded behind them, vanishing as memory does in the instant of fracture.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
“Loss does not mean the end, my boy.
It is a beginning.
Yes, the pain will remain…
but within it lies something that lets us grow.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
It is a beginning.
Yes, the pain will remain…
but within it lies something that lets us grow.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
“He did not know that Mary was reading his words.
And Mary did not know that he was smiling.
But somewhere, beyond the reach of time and place,
their hearts beat in harmony, their feelings spoke in silence,
as though joy itself was flowing through the ether between souls.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
And Mary did not know that he was smiling.
But somewhere, beyond the reach of time and place,
their hearts beat in harmony, their feelings spoke in silence,
as though joy itself was flowing through the ether between souls.”
― Symphony of Solitude: A Novel about Mr. Ford
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