“We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes.”
― The Pilgrimage
― The Pilgrimage
“It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
The 52 Book Club: 2026 Challenge
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