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The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol by Nikolai Gogol

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

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Aloneaflameaflower’s Quotes

“Spuneai ceva?

Spuneai ceva? Spuneam ceva? Se pare.
Şoptisei, poate, o-ntrebare,
Sau, poate, un răspuns.
Dar glasul nostru nu era ascuns?
Poate zăream o şoaptă în pleoapa tremurată.
A fost atunci? Acum e altădată?
Şi tu şi eu tăcusem parcă ani întregi
Ştiind că nu-nţelegem ce-ncepi să înţelegi.
Zadarnica paradă a tâlcurilor scrise,
În jocul de-a sfiala, amuţise.
Nu vream să ştim ce suntem, ce am fi fost sau cine.
Tu mă numiseşi "Ţie", eu te numisem "Tine".
Să te cunosc? Să mă cunoşti?
Stam unul lângă altul ca plopii mari - şi proşti.”
― Tudor Arghezi

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“Mama, care dealtfel nu vorbea decît prea puțin, ținea gata pentru toate înmprejurările cîte-un cuvînt plastic și plin de sevă. Nu căuta aceste cuvinte, căci ele îi veneau de la sine, și apoi le lăsa să cadă fără teamă de a le stinge puterea și culoarea printr-o prea deasă întrebuințare.”
― Lucian Blaga, Hronicul și cântecul vârstelor

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“Ultimul tău adevăr e la fel de iluzoriu pe cât fusese primul și ca să nu uiți că totdeauna te afli pe muchie de cuțit.”
― Gellu Naum

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“O experiență e valabilă deci într-un ocol, să-l ajungi cu ochiul, dar dincolo nu.”
― Lucian Blaga, Hronicul și cântecul vârstelor

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“Tu, bondarule", i-am spus, "nu vezi că în fața ta e un geam și că din cauza lui drumul pe care îl crezi liber e numai o iluzie? Pentru că vezi prin el, nu poți să vezi. Simplitatea erorii te împiedică și te doboară la pământ. Așa pățim și noi: ne poticnim, orbiți de transparențe.(...)”
― Gellu Naum, Zenobia

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