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“For the first time he really felt that it was no use trying to save those who fundamentally would rather not be saved.”
― Lucky Jim
― Lucky Jim
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“I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.”
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“There is nothing to fear. There is no such thing as death. Death has nothing to do with us. But you said something about being talented--- that it makes one different. Now, that does have something to do with us. And talent in the highest and broadest sense means talent for life.”
― Doctor Zhivago
― Doctor Zhivago
Lost Generation
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— last activity Jul 02, 2015 03:59PM
In the epigraph to Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, Gertrude Stein is credited with coining the term 'lost generation' to describe the group of ...more
Japanophiles!
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— last activity Nov 14, 2022 06:39AM
Do you love Japan? Want to learn about the culture and language? Then come join the Japanophiles! Here, we all love Japan and everything about it, and ...more
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