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"“Why was the path to a woman so tortuous and mystifying, and why was he, with all his fame and strength, unable to traverse it, when so many men worse than him did? So many—yet only he, in his vigorous and laughable prime, for ever held out his arms as in a dream. What was it women were after?”
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"“Why was the path to a woman so tortuous and mystifying, and why was he, with all his fame and strength, unable to traverse it, when so many men worse than him did? So many—yet only he, in his vigorous and laughable prime, for ever held out his arms as in a dream. What was it women were after?”
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"“Looking out at the mountais, the guest said, ‘The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Only the men of old, when there were no lights, could understand the true joy of a moonlit night.’”" — Feb 22, 2026 02:44PM
"“Looking out at the mountais, the guest said, ‘The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Only the men of old, when there were no lights, could understand the true joy of a moonlit night.’”" — Feb 22, 2026 02:44PM
“Just being is the main thing. Anything else is extra.”
― The City of Trembling Leaves
― The City of Trembling Leaves
“You remember too much,
my mother said to me recently.
Why hold onto all that? And I said,
Where can I put it down?”
― Glass, Irony and God
my mother said to me recently.
Why hold onto all that? And I said,
Where can I put it down?”
― Glass, Irony and God
“music heard so deeply
That it is not heard at all, but
you are the music
While the music lasts.”
― Collected Poems, 1909-1962
That it is not heard at all, but
you are the music
While the music lasts.”
― Collected Poems, 1909-1962
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
“We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.”
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