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Sandalwood Death

by Mo Yan

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“What is interesting and important happens mostly in secret, in places where there is no power.”
― Michael Ondaatje, The Cat's Table

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“He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet.”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

tags: life, tiredness

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“The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

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“I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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“And it would be a spare life he would be certain to lead as a schoolteacher in some urban location. But he had a serenity that came with the choice of the life he wanted to live. And this serenity and certainty I have seen only among those who have the armour of books close by.”
― Michael Ondaatje, The Cat's Table

tags: books, life

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