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Eric Maas
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"8. A new reign in the house
Edith, who only a few pages back hardly came off her bed, now takes over life and space in the Stone residence. It’s like watching a car crash, you don’t want to look, but you can’t help yourself. And, with Stoner’s temperament, there’s no way to do anything about it…" — Mar 16, 2026 11:10PM
"8. A new reign in the house
Edith, who only a few pages back hardly came off her bed, now takes over life and space in the Stone residence. It’s like watching a car crash, you don’t want to look, but you can’t help yourself. And, with Stoner’s temperament, there’s no way to do anything about it…" — Mar 16, 2026 11:10PM
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"1. Vorrede
1.1 Zeitdienst
Und mein Schriftstellertum also wäre es, was mich den 'Fortschritt' Deutschlands aan meinen Teile – noch fördern ließe, indem icj ihn konservativ bekämpfe?
Anders als die Romane geht mir das hier oft noch zu weit. Ich hoffe, dass Manns Sprache etwas verständlicher wird. Es gibt kein Leser, die 600+ Seiten durchhalten, ohne dabei Momente echten Lesegenusses zu erleben. Oder?" — Mar 13, 2026 05:22PM
"1. Vorrede
1.1 Zeitdienst
Und mein Schriftstellertum also wäre es, was mich den 'Fortschritt' Deutschlands aan meinen Teile – noch fördern ließe, indem icj ihn konservativ bekämpfe?
Anders als die Romane geht mir das hier oft noch zu weit. Ich hoffe, dass Manns Sprache etwas verständlicher wird. Es gibt kein Leser, die 600+ Seiten durchhalten, ohne dabei Momente echten Lesegenusses zu erleben. Oder?" — Mar 13, 2026 05:22PM
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"2. Is criticism painless?
Funny Wittgensteinian dismissal of TS Eliot’s claim that only the best poets are the only judge of jury to comment his views on Paradise Lost. All in good humour…" — Dec 23, 2025 07:26PM
"2. Is criticism painless?
Funny Wittgensteinian dismissal of TS Eliot’s claim that only the best poets are the only judge of jury to comment his views on Paradise Lost. All in good humour…" — Dec 23, 2025 07:26PM
“Pity is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatsoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with the human sufferer. Terror is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatsoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with the secret cause.”
― A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
― A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
“Don't take my devils away, because my angels may flee too.”
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“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.”
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“A man is more a man through the things he keeps to himself than through those he says.”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.”
― The Magic Mountain
― The Magic Mountain
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