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“Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.”
― The Iliad
― The Iliad
“Can I see anothers woe,
And not be in sorrow too.
Can I see anothers grief,
And not seek for kind relief.”
― Songs of Innocence and of Experience
And not be in sorrow too.
Can I see anothers grief,
And not seek for kind relief.”
― Songs of Innocence and of Experience
“And I can't be running back and fourth forever between grief and high delight.”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
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