Men

April 6, 2020

What are men to rocks and mountains?

Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice

Welcome…

January 26, 2016

Torture TuesdayTorture Tuesday_the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher

Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied. 

 Jane Austen

 Pride and Prejudice

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The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.

John Green
Looking for Alaska
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She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum.

Jonathan Safran Foer
Everything Is Illuminated
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“As a matter of fact,” the other voice went on, “if you do tie her up from time to time, or whip her just a little, and she begins to like it, that’s no good either. You have to get past the pleasure stage, until you reach the stage of tears.”

Pauline Réage
Story of O
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A fearful idea now suddenly drove the blood in torrents upon my heart, and for a brief period I once more relapsed into insensibility. Upon recovering, I at once started to my feet, trembling convulsively in every fibre.

Edgar A Poe
The Pit and the Pendulum

Bite…

January 25, 2016

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Angry people are not always wise.

Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice

Books…

October 22, 2015

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“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything other than of a book! – When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”

Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice