“Good sense tells us that earthly things are rare and fleeting, and that true reality exists only in dreams. To draw sustenance from happiness- natural or artificial - you must first have the courage to swallow it; and those who perhaps most merit happiness are precisely those on whom felicity, as mortals conceive it, always acts as a vomitive.”
Artificial Paradises is a thought-provoking novel that delves into the complexities of creating and maintaining idealized communities. The story examines the challenges faced by inhabitants of these artificial paradises, offering a critical perspective on the nature of utopianism and its consequences. more
Charles Baudelaire, a renowned French poet and literary critic, was born on April 9, 1821, and died on August 31, 1867. His poetry is known for its unique symbolism and has had a profound impact on modern literature. more
“One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.”
“Your taste in music is excellent. It exactly coinsides with my own!”
“What dire offence from am'rous causes springs, What mighty contests rise from trivial things.”
“Immorality, I know. Immortality, I cannot judge.”