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“Il m'arrive de penser que ce serait sympa de trouver des mecs intelligents qui veuillent bien travailler seize heures par jour pour des clopinettes –mais bon, s'ils le voulaient bien, ils ne seraient pas si intelligents.”
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“Şehirlerin her tarafını tutuşturun, milletleri yok edin, her şeyi silip süpürün ve şu çürümüş dünyada hiçbir eser bırakmayın; belki o zaman ortaya daha iyi bir dünya çıkar.”
― Germinal
― Germinal
“He really is a cunt ay the first order. Nae about that. The big problem is, he's a mate na aw. Whit kin ye dae?”
― Trainspotting
― Trainspotting
“It felt like you could hurt her just by looking at her, or you could never hurt her at all.”
― Give Me Your Hand
― Give Me Your Hand
“is by no means comfortable to know that you are being watched from behind your back. I pulled myself together as well as I could and proceeded on my way; my legs began to jerk under me, my gait became unsteady just because I purposely tried to make it look well. In order to appear at ease and indifferent, I flung my arms about, spat out, and threw my head well back--all without avail, for I continually felt the pursuing eyes on my neck, and a cold shiver ran down my back. At length I escaped down a side street, from which I took the road to Pyle Street to get my pencil.”
― The Best of Knut Hamsun: Boxed Set
― The Best of Knut Hamsun: Boxed Set
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