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He that has eyes to see and ears to hear may convince himself that no mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore. —SIGMUND FREUD, Introductory Lectures on
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“I was frightened even by God. I could not believe in His love, only in His punishment. Faith. That, I felt, was the act of facing the tribunal of justice with one’s head bowed to receive the scourge of God. I could believe in hell, but it was impossible for me to believe in the existence of heaven.”
― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
“I want to talk about everything with at least one person as I talk about things with myself.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness.
Everything passes.
That is the one and only thing that I have thought resembled a truth in the society of human beings where I have dwelled up to now as in a burning hell.
Everything passes.”
― No Longer Human
Everything passes.
That is the one and only thing that I have thought resembled a truth in the society of human beings where I have dwelled up to now as in a burning hell.
Everything passes.”
― No Longer Human
“If you're Native American and you pray to the wolves, you're a savage. If you're African and you pray to your ancestors, you're a primitive. But when white people pray to a guy who turns water into wine, well, that's just common sense.”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
“If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
Japanese Literature
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A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. November's group read is Lost Souls Mee ...more
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!)
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The world is made up of two kinds of people, first are those who love classics, the second are those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join ...more
Karen’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Karen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
47 books
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6 friends
243 books
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8 friends
62 books
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9 friends
280 books
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1 friend
305 books
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6 friends
133 books
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3 friends
54 books
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4 friends
3 books
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1 friend
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