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"jeg elsker gunvor men det er grense for hvor mange ganger man kan lese de samme ti ordene (mørket, tomheten, ensomheten, sjel, Herren, med fler) uten å begynne å bli littegrann lei" — May 25, 2026 07:12AM
"jeg elsker gunvor men det er grense for hvor mange ganger man kan lese de samme ti ordene (mørket, tomheten, ensomheten, sjel, Herren, med fler) uten å begynne å bli littegrann lei" — May 25, 2026 07:12AM
“There would be no one there to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistance with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. A kind intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination.”
― The Story of an Hour
― The Story of an Hour
“Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have known, each room in which I have slept. As ordinary as it all appears, there are times when it is beyond my imagination.”
― Interpreter of Maladies
― Interpreter of Maladies
“It is absurd to pretend that one cannot love the same woman always, as to pretend that a good artist needs several violins to execute a piece of music.”
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“God damn it," he said, "there are nice things in the world- and I mean nice things. We're all such morons to get so sidetracked. Always, always referring every goddam thing that happens right back to our lousy little egos.”
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“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”
― A Midsummer Night’s Dream
― A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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