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“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”
― The Penelopiad
― The Penelopiad
“I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“You must find a boy your own age. Someone mild and beautiful to be your lover. Someone who will tremble for your touch, offer you a marguerite by its long stem with his eyes lowered. Someone whose fingers are a poem.”
― White Oleander
― White Oleander
“Same-sex relationships has existed since ancient times, but... the people of the world are inexplicably lenient towards men......Why is it that when women do the exact same thing, the people of the world would judge it negatively instead?”
― 泾渭情殇 [Jīng Wèi Qíng Shāng]
― 泾渭情殇 [Jīng Wèi Qíng Shāng]
“To recreate a new aristocracy is the eternal task of every revolutionary project.”
― Why We Fight: Manifesto of the European Resistance
― Why We Fight: Manifesto of the European Resistance
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