December 2011
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He spoke of human solitude, about the intrinsic loneliness of a sophisticated...
– Nicole Krauss
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For her I changed pebbles into diamonds, shoes into mirrors, I changed glass...
– Nicole Krauss
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November 2011
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We are fascinated, all of us, by the implacable otherness of others. And we wish...
– Tim O’Brien
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How bitterly glad I am to see you. You bring joy and pain in equal measure. Joy...
– Yann Martel
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I love you,” someone says, and instantly we begin to wonder – “Well,...
– Tim O’Brien
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Let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance...
– Khalil Gibran
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Sometimes remembering will lead to a story, which makes it forever. That’s...
– Tim O’Brien
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A good piece of fiction, in my view, does not offer solutions. Good stories deal...
– Tim O’Brien
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I have learned two lessons in my life: first, there are no sufficient literary,...
– Elie Wiesel
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Darling, you asked me to write you a letter, so I am writing you a letter. I do...
– Jonathan Safran Foer
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You have to take risks, he said. We will only understand the miracle of life...
– Paulo Coelho
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We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the...
– Paulo Coelho
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She said, “Believe it or not, I used to be idealistic.” I asked her...
– Jonathan Safran Foer
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Hatred is like a long, dark shadow. Not even the person it falls upon knows...
– Haruki Murakami
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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man...
– Theodore Roosevelt
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It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in...
– Lemony Snicket
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What I want is to be needed. What I need is to be indispensable to somebody. Who...
– Chuck Palahniuk
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