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“You experience life alone, you can be as intimate with another as much as you like, but there has to be always a part of you and your existence that is incommunicable; you die alone, the experience is yours alone, you might have a dozen spectators who love you, but your isolation, from birth to death, is never fully penetrated.”

Book:A Fraction of the Whole

Work

A Fraction of the Whole

In this novel, the protagonist navigates the challenges of adolescence while developing a deep appreciation for mathematics and the intricate connections between numbers and life. The story delves into themes of family dynamics, intellectual curiosity, and the search for identity, offering a poignant and introspective look at the human experience. more

Author

Steve Toltz

Steve Toltz is an Australian novelist born in 1972. His works are known for their unique humor and profound emotional depth, which have won him a dedicated readership. more

“Where's Magnus?" he said. AS he looked toward the kitchen, Clary saw a bruise on his jaw, below his ear, about the size of a thumbprint. "Alec!" Magnus came skidding into the living room and blew a kiss to his boyfriend across the room. Having discarded his slippers, he was barefoot now. His cat's eyes shone as he looked at Alec.”

Said Eye Rooms Saws Kissing Cat Ears Size Kitchen Living Room Bruises Discarded Barefoot Slippers Thumbprints

Book:Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

“Unforgiveness denies the victim the possibility of parole and leaves them stuck in the prison of what was, incarcerating them in their trauma and relinquishing the chance to escape beyond the pain.”

Pain Chance Possibility Victim Prison Deny Trauma Stuck Parole Relinquishing

Book:Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven

Source: Let It Go: Forgive So You Can Be Forgiven

“To a commonplace man of limited intellect, for instance, nothing is simpler than to imagine himself an original character, and to revel in that belief without the slightest misgiving.”

Men Character Belief Imagine Originals Intellect Instance Commonplace Misgivings

Book:The Idiot (English German edition illustrated): Der Idiot (Englisch Deutsch ausgabe illustriert)

Source: The Idiot (English German edition illustrated): Der Idiot (Englisch Deutsch ausgabe illustriert)

“We must never forget that human motives are generally far more complicated than we are apt to suppose, and that we can very rarely accurately describe the motives of another.”

Humans Forget Complicated Motive Never Forget

Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky

“It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.”