“She was, if anything, on the plain side, at least not the type to attract men wherever she went. But there was something in her face that was meant for me alone. Everytime we met, I took a good look at her. And loved what I saw.”
― South of the Border, West of the Sun
― South of the Border, West of the Sun
“Well, think of what I’m doing to you right now. For me I’m the self, and you’re the object. For you, of course, it’s the exact opposite—you’re the self to you and I’m the object. And by exchanging self and object, we can project ourselves onto the other and gain self-consciousness. Volitionally.” “I still don’t get it, but it sure feels good.” “That’s the whole idea,” the girl said.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Ne blocam de mici in niste idei fixe si ne aliniem altora si mai gresite ca ale noastre, ca, nu-i asa, cine mai are timp astazi de analize profunde, de cunoastere mai pe-ndelete?...Toti ne pricepem la pus etichete, toti stim sa “citim” oameni din prima si putini avem calitatea rara si pretioasa de a recunoaste ca ne-am inselat in privinta unui om, in bine sau in rau. Aparentele insala mai abitir ca barbatii nesiguri pe ei, dar nu stiu cum facem de nu le abandonam.”
― Niste raspunsuri
― Niste raspunsuri
“You're so calm and quiet, you never say. But there are things inside you. I see them sometimes, hiding in your eyes.”
― Girl with a Pearl Earring
― Girl with a Pearl Earring
“By the duty to be happy, I thus refer to the ideology... that urges us to evaluate everything in terms of pleasure and displeasure...on the one hand, we have to make the most of our lives; on the other, we have to be sorry and punish ourselves if we don't succeed in doing so. This is a perversion of a very beautiful idea: that everyone has a right to control his own destiny and to improve his life.”
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