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“Beyond the edge of the world there’s a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlap, where past and future form a continuous, endless loop. And, hovering about, there are signs no one has ever read, chords no one has ever heard.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth. Real devotion is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded, and intelligent.”
― The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
― The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
“Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“The sense of tragedy - according to Aristotle - comes, ironically enough, not from the protagonist's weak points but from his good qualities. Do you know what I'm getting at? People are drawn deeper into tragedy not by their defects but by their virtues.
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[But] we accept irony through a device called metaphor. And through that we grow and become deeper human beings.”
― Kafka on the Shore
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[But] we accept irony through a device called metaphor. And through that we grow and become deeper human beings.”
― Kafka on the Shore
“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
The Book Explorers|Book Club
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— last activity Nov 19, 2017 05:24AM
THIS MONTH WE WILL BE READING THE DARKEST PART OF THE FOREST by Holly Black! This is a book club that will read a book a month and have discussion boa ...more
Penguin Loves YA Book Club
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— last activity Nov 13, 2015 07:48PM
Welcome to the Penguin Teen book club! Every month we choose a title and host a guided discussion along with giveaways, spoiler threads and author Q&A ...more
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