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“A book--the book that was, for some reason, THE book--can be reread, unchanged. Only we have changed. And that makes all the difference.”

Book:How Reading Changed My Life

Work

How Reading Changed My Life

In 'How Reading Changed My Life,' the author delves into the profound influence that reading has had on their personal growth and worldview. The narrative is a compilation of personal anecdotes, reflections, and the author's journey through various literary works, illustrating how reading has shaped their understanding of the world and themselves. more

Author

Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen, born on July 8, 1952, is a renowned American author known for her insightful social commentary and delicate portrayal of everyday life. Her writing career began as a newspaper editor, later transitioning to novel writing, which has been well-received by readers. more

“The self-conscious feedback mechanism of the cortex allows us the hallucination that we are two souls in one body -a rational soul and an animal soul, a rider and a horse, a good guy with better instincts and finer feelings and a rascal with rapacious lusts and untruly passions. Hence the marvelously involved hypocrisies of guilt and penitence, and the frightful cruelties of punishment, warfare, and even self-torment in the name of taking the side of the good soul against the evil. The more it sides with itself, the more the good soul reveals its inseparable shadow, and the more it disowns its shadow, the more it becomes it.”

Philosophy Psychology The Book

Author:Alan Watts

“The Bible is the book of love”

The Book

Author:Sunday Adelaja

“Si eso es así, hubiera preferido pasar esta última noche de una manera distinta. Pero las últimas noches nunca son buenas. No son nunca buenas las últimas nadas. Sí, las últimas palabras son buenas a veces.”

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Book:For Whom the Bell Tolls

Source: For Whom the Bell Tolls

“Așa ceva se întâmplă extrem de rar – să prinzi fericirea chiar în clipa în care se naște. Până atunci, Nikita fusese conștient că e fericit o singură dată. La nouăsprezece ani, cu Iasia, la Petesburg. Dar aia era o cu totul altă fericire. O fericire sugrumată de entuziasm, bătută de vânturi, pentru doi.”

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