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“As I listened more closely to the joy of her fado, it was apparent, however, that I might have been wrong about Gabriella: her joy seemed a joy made of something deeper, as though love’s raw ingredients, not just the sweet but the star-crossed and bitter, had all blended together and been cooked until tender, until even the final emptiness was a part of the meal.”
Jim Gauer, Novel Explosives

Joseph Joubert
“Those for whom the world is not enough: saints, conquerors, poets, and all lovers of books.”
Joseph Joubert, The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert: A Selection

“In shame, I can say quite honestly: If it is really my destiny to be with others in the world, I ought to be a light shining for those others. But I am not. I ought to give myself, just as I am, just as I have become, to them in love. But I do not. In the very act of giving myself, I hold myself back.”
Ladislaus Boros, Prayer

Werner Heisenberg
“The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you.”
Werner Heisenberg

Nicolás Gómez Dávila
“The barbarian either totally mocks or totally worships.
Civilization is a smile that discreetly combines irony and respect.”
Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Escolios a una texto implícito: Selección

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