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You Dreamed of Empires

by Álvaro Enrigue

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The Safekeep

by Yael van der Wouden

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“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

tags: inspirational, love

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“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst, for I will do mine! Then the fates will know you as we know you”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

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“Anything can happen in life, especially nothing.”
― Michel Houellebecq, Platform

tags: life, nothing

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“Tasting is a farce,” she said with her eyes closed, nose deep in the bowl of the glass. “The only way to get to know a wine is to take a few hours with it. Let it change and then let it change you. That’s the only way to learn anything—you have to live with it.”
― Stephanie Danler, Sweetbitter

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“It’s brave if you make it, foolish if you fail.”
― Stephanie Danler, Sweetbitter

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