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Lolita
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As a case history, “Lolita” will become, no doubt, a classic in psychiatric circles. As a work of art, it transcends its expiatory aspects; and still more important to us than scientific significance and literary worth, is the ethical
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This isn’t promoting Humbert and the terrible things he dose. This is a warning, a look into the abyss that is his disgusting mind. A tale of a child who needed help but was ignored by neighbors who had suspicions but turned their heads.
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“The act of seeing is no small thing. To see something is to be possessed by it. Sometimes it carries off a part of you, sometimes it’s your whole soul.”
― Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
― Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
“I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background........Beside the waters of the Hudson" I feel my race. Among the thousand white persons, I am a dark rock surged upon, and overswept, but through it all, I remain myself. When covered by the waters, I am; and the ebb but reveals me again." How It Feels to Be Colored Me”
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“People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil. I don’t know why. No, I do indeed know why. Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.”
― Interview with the Vampire
― Interview with the Vampire
“That perhaps is at the core of Wicca—it is a joyous union with nature. The earth is a manifestation of divine energy. Wicca’s temples are flower-splashed meadows, forests, beaches, and deserts. When a Wicca is outdoors, she or he is actually surrounded by sanctity, much as is a Christian when entering a church or cathedral.”
― Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
― Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
“You’ve got to be sensitive to appreciate her: a streak of the poet.”
― Breakfast at Tiffany's
― Breakfast at Tiffany's
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