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“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”
― The Penelopiad
― The Penelopiad
“A teacher I once had told me that the older you get, the lonelier you become and the deeper the love you need. Loneliness creates an appetite for deeper love, and the entire predicament deepens. And as a result of suffering, your capacity to love deeply increases.”
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“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
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“Freedom is not a philosophy, nor it is even an idea. It is a movement of consciousness that lead us, at certain moments, to utter one of two monosyllables: Yes or No. In their brevity, lasting but an instant, like a flash of lighting, the contradictory character of human nature stands revealed.”
― The Other Voice: Essays on Modern Poetry
― The Other Voice: Essays on Modern Poetry
It All Sounds Greek To Me
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For all Goodreads members who are interested in greek literature or in greek language. For all the Greek members who are keen on greek literature or w ...more
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Μία λέσχη για όλους τους Βιβλιοσκώληκες του κόσμου, με video reviews για βιβλία που αγαπάμε.
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