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From childhood’s hour I have not been
As others were—I have not seen
As others saw—I could not bring
My passions from a common spring—
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow—I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone—
And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone
Edgar Allan Poe
He told her, “When your beloved goes away, they take the keys of happiness with them and throw them into that deep pit known as the grave.” His wife hadn’t left him any happiness, he said, but had taken everything with her: sleep, the secrets of cooking, their morning coffees together and evening walks through the town.
Khaled Khalifa • Death Is Hard Work
« Vis ce que tu as à vivre et cherche l’amour jusque dans l’infortune, car tout ce qui n’est pas amour n’est que diversion. Si tu arrives à faire des épreuves l’échelle de ton salut, tu atteindras les sommets. Et si tu veux accéder au sommet-roi, le sommet qui t’élève par-dessus tous les autres sommets, sois en paix avec toi-même. »
Yasmina Khadra • Les Vertueux (French Edition)
Il se définit souvent comme un “philosophe posthume”, un philosophe que le monde n’est pas encore prêt à entendre. En fait, le livre qu’il est en train d’écrire s’ouvre sur cette idée : un prophète, Zarathoustra, plein d’une immense sagesse, décide d’éclairer l’humanité. Mais personne n’entend sa voix. Les gens ne sont pas prêts, et le prophète, se
... See moreIrvin Yalom • Et Nietzsche a pleuré (Littérature) (French Edition)
And your body is the harp of your soul, And it is yours to bring forth sweet music from it or confused sounds.
Kahlil Gibran • The Prophet ; ebook
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BUT if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure, Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing–floor, Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.