“The belly is a demon. It doesn't remember how well you treated it yesterday; it'll cry out for more tomorrow.”
― One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
― One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
“Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“But who are we, where do we come from
When all those years
Nothing but idle talk is left
And we are nowhere in the world?"
= MEETING =”
― The Poems of Doctor Zhivago.
When all those years
Nothing but idle talk is left
And we are nowhere in the world?"
= MEETING =”
― The Poems of Doctor Zhivago.
“We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
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