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“And this nothing, this everything, cannot give life a meaning, but it nonetheless makes life persevere in what it is: a state of non-suicide.”
― A Short History of Decay
― A Short History of Decay
“Life is will-to-live, will is a lack, lack is pain, all life is pain.”
― La melodia del giovane divino: Pensieri, racconti, critiche
― La melodia del giovane divino: Pensieri, racconti, critiche
“Life is all one long hard thing.
He must have the courage to feel alone, to look his own pain in the face, bearing the entire weight of it.”
― Persuasion and Rhetoric
He must have the courage to feel alone, to look his own pain in the face, bearing the entire weight of it.”
― Persuasion and Rhetoric
“Agonies are one of my changes of garments;
I do not ask the wounded person how he feels . . . . I myself become the wounded person,
My hurt turns livid upon me as I lean on a cane and observe.”
― Song of Myself
I do not ask the wounded person how he feels . . . . I myself become the wounded person,
My hurt turns livid upon me as I lean on a cane and observe.”
― Song of Myself
“One senses that it is a region of cosmic antiquity, and that man is no more significant here than any other of the insects that crawl in the dust.”
― The Man Who Collected Machen and Other Weird Tales
― The Man Who Collected Machen and Other Weird Tales
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The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group
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“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more
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Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more
Literary Darkness
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This group is dedicated to an appreciation of important works of literature, both classic and contemporary... that happen to fall into the category of ...more
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This is a place where lovers of the Sequential Art form of Literature (graphic novels, comic books, manga, etc.) can get together and talk about their ...more
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