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War and Peace
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iz iz said: " “If we allow that human life can be governed by reason, the possibility of life is annihilated.”

George Eliot on steroids…once again Tolstoy has blown me away. I’ve never read any author (albeit in translation) whose every word is so intentional, del
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"reading pevear’s and volokhonsky’s translation🤞🤞" Aug 14, 2025 09:03AM

 
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Albert Camus
“My dear,
In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.
In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.
In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.
I realized, through it all, that…
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.

Truly yours,
Albert Camus”

I like this because only one part is usually quoted but the full quote has such symmetry.”
Albert Camus

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

Ovid
“Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?”
Ovid, Metamorphoses

Olga Tokarczuk
“I wasn’t in a hurry. I never have to be in any particular place at any particular time. Let time watch me, not me it.”
Olga Tokarczuk, Flights

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Le Petit Prince

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