“It had lasted no more than four days—four days which were perhaps the happiest days of his life. But now he had exhausted his memories, was sated by them, and the image of Mary, together with that of the old dying poet, now remained in the house of ghosts, which itself was already a memory.
Other than that image no Mary existed, nor could exist.”
― Mary
Other than that image no Mary existed, nor could exist.”
― Mary
“The eyes of the Englishman were open and stared back with frank candour. Except for the irises, which were of flecked grey so that they seemed smoky like the hoar mist on a winter’s morning. It took Rodin a few seconds to realize that they had no expression at all. Whatever thoughts did go on behind the smoke-screen, nothing came through, and Rodin felt a worm of unease.
Like all men created by systems and procedures, he did not like the unpredictable and therefore the uncontrollable.”
― The Day of the Jackal
Like all men created by systems and procedures, he did not like the unpredictable and therefore the uncontrollable.”
― The Day of the Jackal
“You read something which you thought only happened to you, and you discover that it happened 100 years ago to Dostoyevsky. This is a very great liberation for the suffering, struggling person, who always thinks that he is alone. This is why art is important.”
― Conversations with James Baldwin
― Conversations with James Baldwin
“Von Igelfeld wondered whether there was a moral obligation to read a letter. Surely the moral principles involved were the same as those which applied when somebody addressed a remark to one. One does not have to answer; but inevitably does.”
― Portuguese Irregular Verbs
― Portuguese Irregular Verbs
“....the truth is no road to fortune, and the populace doesn’t give out ambassadorships, university chairs, or pensions.”
― The Social Contract.
― The Social Contract.
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