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Sergei Parajanov
“You must torment people with your artistic delight, scaring mother and grandmother in the middle of the night.”
Sergei Paradjanov

Emil M. Cioran
“It is enough for me to hear someone talk sincerely about ideals, about the future, about philosophy, to hear him say “we" with a certain inflection of assurance, to hear him invoke "others" and regard himself as their interpreter - for me to consider him my enemy.”
E. M. Cioran

Oscar Wilde
“America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.”
Oscar Wilde

Witold Gombrowicz
“Any artist who respects himself ought to be, and in every sense of the term, an emigre.”
Witold Gombrowicz

“The poet is just like the fabled hunter who naps beside a tree, waiting for hares to break their skulls by running headlong into the tree trunk. After waiting for a long time, the poet discovers that he is the hare.”
Gu Cheng

82574 The Nobel Prize in Literature — 406 members — last activity Jun 23, 2024 04:33AM
Ah, the Nobel Prize! The decision of a jury of aristocratic Swedes who, since 1901, have awarded the prize to seven of their countrymen and one of the ...more
35402 Loosed in Translation — 532 members — last activity Mar 06, 2026 05:09PM
Are you interested in world literature, and works in translation? Come here for recommendations, resources, links, advice on who the best translator o ...more
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