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"“The only thing left to him of his youth was his reading habit. But even his reading had been, for a long time now, confused and accidental. Like many people who read books primarily in search of comfort and oblivion, he grew selective, and only with difficulty found literature that could remove him from his real life.”" — 4 hours, 4 min ago
"“The only thing left to him of his youth was his reading habit. But even his reading had been, for a long time now, confused and accidental. Like many people who read books primarily in search of comfort and oblivion, he grew selective, and only with difficulty found literature that could remove him from his real life.”" — 4 hours, 4 min ago
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(page 110 of 148)
"“…[T]his is the age of an anonymous public blurting out opinions. The leaders only lose their minds and run around in confusion. In this situation, it is clear that the public is being abandoned. A general election is approaching, but all we hear are weird speeches that result in the public increasingly making fun of the representatives.”" — Sep 28, 2025 02:27AM
"“…[T]his is the age of an anonymous public blurting out opinions. The leaders only lose their minds and run around in confusion. In this situation, it is clear that the public is being abandoned. A general election is approaching, but all we hear are weird speeches that result in the public increasingly making fun of the representatives.”" — Sep 28, 2025 02:27AM
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"“The discovery of quantum theory, I believe, is the discovery that the properties of any entity are nothing other than the way in which that entity influences others. It exists only through its interactions. Quantum theory is the theory of how things influence each other. And this is the best description of nature that we have.”" — Sep 07, 2025 02:10AM
"“The discovery of quantum theory, I believe, is the discovery that the properties of any entity are nothing other than the way in which that entity influences others. It exists only through its interactions. Quantum theory is the theory of how things influence each other. And this is the best description of nature that we have.”" — Sep 07, 2025 02:10AM
“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.”
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“The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.”
― Jitterbug Perfume
― Jitterbug Perfume
“Just being is the main thing. Anything else is extra.”
― The City of Trembling Leaves
― The City of Trembling Leaves
“What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes does not need to be discouraging, because it also means that we are free to change this destiny. One is not in bondage to the past, which has shaped our feelings, to race, inheritance, background. All this can be altered if we have the courage to examine how it formed us. We can alter the chemistry provided we have the courage to dissect the elements.”
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
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