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""Empathy lies at the heart of 'Gatsby,' like so many other great novels--the biggest sin is to be blind to others' problems and pains. Not seeing them means denying their existence." -- Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi" — Dec 06, 2016 06:41AM
""Empathy lies at the heart of 'Gatsby,' like so many other great novels--the biggest sin is to be blind to others' problems and pains. Not seeing them means denying their existence." -- Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi" — Dec 06, 2016 06:41AM
“A written word is the choicest of relics. It is something at once more intimate with us and more universal than any other work of art. It is the work of art nearest to life itself. It may be translated into every language, and not only be read but actually breathed from all human lips; -- not be represented on canvas or in marble only, but be carved out of the breath of life itself.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.”
― Jitterbug Perfume
― Jitterbug Perfume
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