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“There is no exquisite beauty… without some strangeness in the proportion.”
― Edgar Allan Poe

tags: beauty, imperfections

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“La beauté sera CONVULSIVE ou ne sera pas.”
― André Breton, Nadja

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“To Priests, Soldiers, Judges- to men who rear, lead or govern men I dedicate these pages of murder and blood.”
― Octave Mirbeau, The Torture Garden

tags: anarchism, equanimity

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“In the midst of winter, I find within me the invisible summer...”
― Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God Is Within You

tags: hope

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“People have separated from each other with walls of concrete that blocked the roads to connection and love. and Nature has been defeated in the name of development.”
― Yasunari Kawabata

tags: civilization, development, japan, japanese-literature, love

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Antastesia's bookclub! — 1090 members — last activity Nov 29, 2017 04:09PM
Welcome to 'my' little bookclub! Which I'd rather call our bookclub ! Why? Because I am very very interested in your suggestions, your opinions, your ...more

Japanese Literature — 5715 members — last activity 25 minutes ago
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. July 2026: Strange Buildings by Uketsu ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222830 members — last activity Jul 30, 2026 09:56AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Littérature française du XXIe siècle — 2859 members — last activity Jul 05, 2026 08:34AM
Romans français et francophones de l'an 2001 à nos jours. ...more