45 books
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Solitude
Ghost Ships, Abandoned Lighthouses and Other Eerie Vanishings in Fiction Part II
100 books
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“
I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the paving stones of the streets without companions, without conversation, face to face with myself, with only the music of my heart for company.
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― Tropic of Cancer
― Tropic of Cancer
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Therefore, dear Sir, love your solitude and try to sing out with the pain it causes you. For those who are near you are far away... and this shows that the space around you is beginning to grow vast.... be happy about your growth, in which of course you can't take anyone with you, and be gentle with those who stay behind; be confident and calm in front of them and don't torment them with your doubts and don't frighten them with your faith or joy, which they wouldn't be able to comprehend. Seek o
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― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
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