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East of Eden

by John Steinbeck

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Oct 04, 2026 02:13PM

“No lo puedo entender. Tú eres el que ha muerto, pero siento que todo me abandona. Tú eres el que ha muerto, pero son mis recuerdos los que sangran, se manchan, se oxidan y resquebrajan.”
― Han Kang, Greek Lessons

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“Then I noticed the pack of cigarettes in my other pocket. I took one out and started smoking. I felt like a man who settles down for a smoke after finishing a job of work. I wanted to live.”
― Yukio Mishima, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

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“If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.”
― Paul Auster

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“Other people are all witnesses. If no other people exists, shame would never be born in the world.”
― Yukio Mishima, The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

tags: shame

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“If snow is the silence that falls from the sky, perhaps rain is an endless sentence.”
― Han Kang, Greek Lessons

tags: beauty, language, nature, rain, snow, sound

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