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“Sublime, close at hand but mysterious
With the living silence of the rose.”
― The Invention of Morel
With the living silence of the rose.”
― The Invention of Morel
“Кад се предмету каже име, уништава се три четвртине онога уживања у песми које се састоји у постепеном погађању: наговестити и евоцирати – то је оно што машту усхићује.
To name an object is to suppress three-fourths of the enjoyment of the poem which is made up of gradual discovery: to suggest it, that is the dream.”
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To name an object is to suppress three-fourths of the enjoyment of the poem which is made up of gradual discovery: to suggest it, that is the dream.”
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“Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return.”
― De Profundis
― De Profundis
“I had sworn to myself – an oath which I still kept in 1940 – never to write a single word that affirmed war or disparaged another nation.”
― The World of Yesterday
― The World of Yesterday
Japanese Literature
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A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan We will read The Memory Police in Decemb ...more
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan We will read The Memory Police in Decemb ...more
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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 world is made up of two kinds of people, first are those who love classics, the second are those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join ...more
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Book Nook Cafe is the place to be if you love to discuss books. We also chat about films, TV, music, health, theater, and more. Participation is en ...more
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