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“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.”
― The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
― The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
“What kind of times are these, when
To talk about trees is almost a crime
Because it implies silence about so many horrors?”
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To talk about trees is almost a crime
Because it implies silence about so many horrors?”
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“How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.”
― Gaudy Night
― Gaudy Night
“This is what life does for you in the end; it arranges a fight you can't win.”
― The Mirror & the Light
― The Mirror & the Light
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