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First, avoid books that systematically detail every single solitary rule and exception, all at once, in an uncontrollable torrent of grammatical despair.
“A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time”
― The Odyssey
― The Odyssey
“Men are so quick to blame the gods: they say
that we devise their misery. But they
themselves- in their depravity- design
grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.”
― The Odyssey
that we devise their misery. But they
themselves- in their depravity- design
grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.”
― The Odyssey
“However complicated you think it is, everything is always more complicated than that.”
― The Power
― The Power
“I don't see myself very clearly.
Then look at the people who love you...Look into their eyes and see what they're seeing; that's all you need to know yourself.”
― The Night Listener
Then look at the people who love you...Look into their eyes and see what they're seeing; that's all you need to know yourself.”
― The Night Listener
“Few sons are like their fathers--most are worse, few better.”
― The Odyssey
― The Odyssey
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