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James Joyce
“But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.

from “Araby”
James Joyce, Dubliners

Oscar Wilde
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
Oscar Wilde

Haruki Murakami
“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

James Baldwin
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time

Kate Chopin
“The voice of the sea speaks to the soul.”
Kate Chopin, The Awakening

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