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"A classic is something that tends to relegate the concerns of the moment to the status of background noise, but at the same time this background noise is something we cannot do without.
A classic is something that persists as a background noise even when the most incompatible momentary concerns are in control of the situation." — Mar 21, 2026 05:46AM
"A classic is something that tends to relegate the concerns of the moment to the status of background noise, but at the same time this background noise is something we cannot do without.
A classic is something that persists as a background noise even when the most incompatible momentary concerns are in control of the situation." — Mar 21, 2026 05:46AM
“I was ashamed of myself when I realised life was a costume party and I attended with my real face”
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“Awareness has infinite gradations, like light.”
― Bread and Wine
― Bread and Wine
“Jezelf verliezen in een boek is de beste manier om je terug te vinden in de wereld. Leestijd is nooit verloren tijd. Na het lezen sta je vaak dichter bij jezelf en ook dichter bij de buitenwereld. Dat is een afdaling en een stilte die eigenlijk je gesprek met de wereld vergroot en versterkt.”
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“Wage Du zu irren und zu träumen!”
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“The day breaks not: it is my heart.”
― The Complete English Poems
― The Complete English Poems
Elizabeth Taylor - Just one to begin with . . .
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— last activity Jan 26, 2024 04:25AM
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— 200 members
— last activity Aug 15, 2025 01:06PM
In this group, we will read and discuss Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Odyssey, published in November 2017 by Norton. We also welcome d ...more
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— last activity Feb 04, 2024 03:44PM
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Girl by Edna O'Brien - Starting 10 January 2025
— 5 members
— last activity Apr 11, 2025 04:01PM
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