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" A great pessimist and unapologetic traditionalist: Lásló Krasznahorkai wins the 2025 Nobel Prize of Literature"Julian Murphet in The Conversation
Oct 10th, 2025
"He’s fiercely original, a relentless perfectionist. His prose defies easy description. ...more "
“Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.”
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rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.”
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“The soul is healed by being with children.”
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“If a violin string could ache, I would be that string.”
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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
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― 1984
“Religion is for people who're afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who've already been there.”
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