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Me enamoré de la villana Vol. 4 (Spanish Edition)

by Inori

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Apr 29, 2026 04:09AM

“Over the years
a great deal has to be thrown out.
The notion, for instance,
that happiness is mild and enduring,
something like a southern climate
instead of a bolt of lightning
that leaves scars
cherished a lifetime.”
― Hanny Michaelis, Verzamelde gedichten

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“There are few who are worthy to understand what I feel. [...] I seek out those who are of this chosen few, and I avoid the rest.”
― Marcel Proust, In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

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“There is no alternative to action, and that requires faith. The issue is how we are to mold for ourselves a belief system that is worthy of life.”
― Naguib Mahfouz, Sugar Street

tags: actions, belief-systems, life

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“Homesick we are, and always, for another
And different world.”
― Vita Sackville-West, The Garden

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“People think that those who commit suicide are against life—they are not. They are too lusty for life, they have great lust for life; and because life is not fulfilling their lust, in anger, in despair, they destroy themselves.”
― Osho

tags: suicide

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