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V. Nabokov Własnym zdaniemTag: quote
And so, when she first heard of Hare Krishnas, she didn’t hear right. She heard ‘Hairless Christians’, and that is what they were to her for many years (…)
Yann Martel Life of PiTo choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.
Yann Martel Life of PiIt was a huge zoo, spread over numberless acres, big enough to require a train to explore it, though it seemed to get smaller as I grew older, train included. Now it’s so small it fits in my head.
Yann Martel Life of PiThe reason death sticks so closely to life isn’t biological necessity – it’s envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can.
Yann Martel Life of PiСлушай, я совершенно счастлив. Счастье мое – вызов. Блуждая по улицам, по площадям, по набережным вдоль канала, – рассеянно чувствуя губы сырости сквозь дырявые подошвы, – я с гордостью несу свое необъяснимое счастье (…)
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