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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”
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“The splendid thing
about falling apart
silently...
is that
you can start over
as many times
as you like.”
― A Thousand Flamingos
about falling apart
silently...
is that
you can start over
as many times
as you like.”
― A Thousand Flamingos
“the development of culture is concurrent with the removal of ornaments from objects of daily use”
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“but I thought, as I was already standing over the water, that if I've considered myself a strong man all along, then let me not be afraid of shame now”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the sides of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.”
― 1984
― 1984
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