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“Perhaps even people you like and admire immensely can make you see the World in ways you would rather not.”
― Piranesi
― Piranesi
“What you're trying to say is that it's easier for you to hide in your own darkness, than emerge cloaked in your own vulnerability. Not better, but easier. However the longer you hold it in, the more likely you are to suffocate.
At some point, you must breathe.”
― Open Water
At some point, you must breathe.”
― Open Water
“I had no explanation for the deaths of some and the hatred of others. Perhaps this was what war meant: understanding nothing.”
― Petit pays
― Petit pays
“The patriarchal family made its appearance, founded on the sole and personal property of the father, who had become head of the family. Within this family the woman was oppressed.”
― Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle
― Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle
“It's easier to hide in your own darkness, than to emerge, naked and vulnerable, blinking in your own light.”
― Open Water
― Open Water
Around the World in 80 Books
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Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more
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The Literary Lane is a book club created by Mackenzie Lane with the intention of being an interactive & fun bi-monthly book club! At the end of every ...more
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