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枕草子 [Makura no Sōshi]

by Sei Shōnagon

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Nova Oy’s Quotes

“But we can't, even the most practical-minded of us, understand the world through rationality, not entirely. We depend on symbols for meaning.”
― Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things

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“Would any of it have made a difference? Yes. No. Maybe. It doesn't matter now. It didn't happen.”
― Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things

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“This book might seem like three stories centered on Oddities…but it’s not. These are three stories I wrote because I wanted to write an enjoyable novel filled with silly conversations.”
― NisiOisiN, 化物語 (上) [Bakemonogatari]

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“From a distance, they seemed content, relaxed. Up close, it was a different story. I told you: life isn’t always pleasant.”
― Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things

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“...the thing that distinguishes a real working socialist system...is the abolition of the power of money and the profit motive and of the possibility for any individual or group or group of individuals to gain surplus value from the work of others,”
― Walter Duranty, I Write As I Please

tags: socialism

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