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“Il y a autre chose que le détachement de la vie et l'éloignement de toi, il y a l'orgueil...Je ne veux pas renier, je ne veux pas me cacher, je ne veux pas aller en Allemagne, et je ne veux pas être touché par des pattes sales.”
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“La diferencia estriba quizá en que el hombre de fuertes pasiones las vive, mientras que el de débiles pasiones es vivido por ellas.
Translated into English-The difference is perhaps based on the fact that the man of strong passions lives them out, whereas the man of weak passions has them lived out for him.”
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Translated into English-The difference is perhaps based on the fact that the man of strong passions lives them out, whereas the man of weak passions has them lived out for him.”
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“Il y a désir et désir. Vers le tablao andalou monte un désir qui est l'honneur de la création. Vers la scène du music-hall parisien, monte un désir qui est de la saloperie.”
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“Ce II siècle m'interesse parce qu'il fut, pour un temps fort long, celui des derniers hommes libres. Ence qui nous concerne, nous sommes peut-être déjà fort loin de ce temps-là.”
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Members of Kindred Spirits and other interested GR members read the works of Thomas Mann. Our next scheduled read is The Magic Mountain, taking plac ...more
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A group for people to discuss and recommend works of mythic fiction. Mythic fiction is literature that contains elements from mythology, fairytales, l ...more
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Let's talk about poetry books. This group's members read poetry collections, with the goal of reviewing twenty in a year. C'mon. Do it. It's good for ...more
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Romans français et francophones de l'an 2001 à nos jours. ...more
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