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"I'm on the book of Job right now.
It's been so long since I read poetry, I didn't know that the bible would be my re-entry into the world of poems but it's lovely, the poetic devices are very unusual and cool. But the most annoying part is that it's a translation, and poems lose so much of their flavour once translated. I really wish I knew all the languages so I could read without ever needing a translation :/" — Mar 15, 2025 05:00PM
"I'm on the book of Job right now.
It's been so long since I read poetry, I didn't know that the bible would be my re-entry into the world of poems but it's lovely, the poetic devices are very unusual and cool. But the most annoying part is that it's a translation, and poems lose so much of their flavour once translated. I really wish I knew all the languages so I could read without ever needing a translation :/" — Mar 15, 2025 05:00PM
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
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“Being chosen is the greatest gift you can give to another human being.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
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“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
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