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"Idk what nonsensical sunlit bouncy castle I've just found myself in, but I am so excited." — Dec 22, 2025 10:39PM
"Idk what nonsensical sunlit bouncy castle I've just found myself in, but I am so excited." — Dec 22, 2025 10:39PM
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"Every year... I am struck with the desire to re-read this so suddenly and forcefully, that I find myself opening lectures from years ago, just to fully immerse myself in this party." — Dec 08, 2025 09:24PM
"Every year... I am struck with the desire to re-read this so suddenly and forcefully, that I find myself opening lectures from years ago, just to fully immerse myself in this party." — Dec 08, 2025 09:24PM
“Had he lived longer, Akutagawa might have come to realize that he was far from alone.”
― Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
― Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
“Defying empire, it turned out, was fun.”
― Babel
― Babel
“Life is a struggle each person will ultimately lose; the question is how one acts with that knowledge.”
― The Iliad
― The Iliad
“A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows hunger.”
― Flowers for Algernon
― Flowers for Algernon
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