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“Making love with a woman and sleeping with a woman are two separate passions, not merely different but opposite. Love does not make itself felt in the desire for copulation (a desire that extends to an infinite number of women) but in the desire for shared sleep (a desire limited to one woman).”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
“He succeeded in being considered totally uninteresting. People left him alone. And that was all he wanted.”
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
“Often it is the most deserving people who cannot help loving those who destroy them.”
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“When they finally did dare it, at first with stolen glances and then candid ones, they had to smile. They were uncommonly proud. For the first time they had done something out of Love.”
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
― Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. So medicine, law, business, engineering... these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love... these are what we stay alive for.”
― Leaves of Grass
― Leaves of Grass
International Politics
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For those interested in the study of International Politics.
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