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Karsten van den Hoven

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Oorlog en vrede

by Leo Tolstoy

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"dit boek zal helaas voor altijd op mijn currently reading lijst staan" — Apr 02, 2026 01:16PM

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THE PENAL COLONY : Stories and Short Pieces

by Franz Kafka

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"ik ben even niet toe aan kafka de zielepiet dus ik leg deze eventjes weg" — Mar 29, 2026 11:42AM

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Notes from Underground & Other Stories

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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"a little hero ik snap het niet helemaal maar dat ligt miss aan m’n concentratie en het feit dat ik niet in het verhaal kom door korte stukken te lezen 2/5" — Nov 11, 2025 04:23AM

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“Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.”
― Albert Camus

tags: beatitudes, blessed, unbreakable

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“Alas! The only flower known to have wings is the butterfly; all others stand helpless before the destroyer.”
― Okakura Kakuzō, The Book of Tea

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“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

tags: ataraxy, inner-strength, inspiration, self-control, strength

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“Mother used to say that however miserable one is, there’s always something to be thankful for. And each morning, when the sky brightened and light began to flood my cell, I agreed with her.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

tags: absurdism, albert-camus, existentialism, life, literature, philosophy, the-stranger

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“I rebel; therefore I exist.”
― Albert Camus

tags: existentialism, rebel

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