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Ce n'est pas un livre à feuilleter rapidement, mais un ouvrage à savourer. L'alliance d'œuvres visuelles et d'une prose introspective nous invite à ralentir le rythme de nos pensées et à élargir notre perception. Certains passages m'ont paru denses à
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Beautiful and Thoughtful, Though Demands PatienceIt is not a quick coffee-table book — it’s a book to sit with. The combination of visual art and reflective prose challenges us to slow our thoughts and open our perception. Some sections felt dense on ...more "
“How come we think we are irrefutably right all the time? What makes us show off our rightness so often? If we agree that we don't just perceive the world, but we frame it, we must admit that errors and misunderstandings arise. Due to the differences in lived reality, we become more open to dialogue and are less addicted to carved certainty. (Is it a bird? Is it a plane?)”
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“Let us not be trapped by wishful thinking. Just as the mouse is attracted by bait, we may often be drawn into traps by desire, illusion, or compulsion. Let us anticipate the hidden cost of temptation, the mental machinery of the consequences. ( ‘The Mousetrap and the Play of Power”)”
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“Writing letters may be an outdated way of communication for many, but they still have value. When letters are no longer objects in downtime but subjects in motion, they become vessels of meaning and carry fragments of the writer’s drive and emotional energy. ("Letter to unknown recipient “)”
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“Is our life not like a ship assembled for action? Strong in frame, flexible in sail. We ensure that it listens to the wind, reads the currents, and adjusts the sails. When we can blend rational compass and existential challenges, we hold the wisdom to steer us out of shipwrecks or chaos.( "Ruling the waves" )”
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“Let us not live life in abstractions but in concrete moments.
If we want to exist, we must exist “with”, and that “with” is most relevant when we live related. Living with others enlightens the existential significance of our presence in the world. (“Better a good neighbor than a faraway friend.”)”
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If we want to exist, we must exist “with”, and that “with” is most relevant when we live related. Living with others enlightens the existential significance of our presence in the world. (“Better a good neighbor than a faraway friend.”)”
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Celine’s 2025 Year in Books
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