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“Very early in my life it was too late.”
― The Lover
― The Lover
“Because we are in the world, we are condemned to meaning, and we cannot do or say anything without its acquiring a name in history.”
― Phenomenology of Perception
― Phenomenology of Perception
“Every movement reveals us.”
― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
“Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man. ”
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“You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.”
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Sonemic
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/lit/ (2025 revival edition)
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No fun allowed. Reading top 100 books from the /lit/ chart.
Basem’s 2025 Year in Books
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