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The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
“I have no mission. No one has.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
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“Emigrate or Degenerate.”
― Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
― Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
“In Tereza's eyes, books were the emblems of a secret brotherhood”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.”
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Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maria’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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