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Quote by Sadegh Hedayat

“If there was no death, everyone would wish for it.”

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Sadegh Hedayat was an Iranian writer known for his unique literary style and profound insights into social realities. His works often explore themes of human nature, loneliness, and madness. more

“What relationship could exist between the lives of the fools and healthy rabble who were well, who slept well, who performed the sexual act well, who had never felt the wings of death on their face every moment - what relationship could exist between them and one like me who has arrived at the end of his rope and who knows that he will pass away gradually and tragically?”

Knows Wells Ends Moments Faces Felt Fool Healthy Wings Like Me Rope Passing Away

Author:Sadegh Hedayat

“I was discharged from the army for idiocy and officially certified by a special commission as an idiot. I'm an official idiot.”

Special Army Idiot Officials Idiocy

Book:The Good Soldier Švejk and His Fortunes in the World War

Source: The Good Soldier Švejk and His Fortunes in the World War

“Maybe all spirits flew to Paris, not only French ones. Could you haunt a place you'd never been?”

Spirit Paris Flew

Author:Darcey Steinke

“I knew you could find a certain relief in begging God, it had helped me, but on the other hand, God never answered directly and that was always depressing.”

Hands Certain Relief Depressing Begging

Author:Darcey Steinke

“As a child I made a pact with my mother. I agreed that we were doomed, that she and I abided together in a cocoon of melancholy.”

Children Made Together Mother Melancholy Doomed Pact Cocoons

Author:Darcey Steinke

“I knew people want most what they pretend to hate, that it takes courage to say what you really want.”

People Want Hate

Author:Darcey Steinke

“To be neutral does not mean to be indifferent or insensitive. You don't have to kill your feelings. It's enough to kill hatred within yourself.”

Mean Doe Enough Feelings Hatred Indifferent Insensitive

Book:Blood of Elves

Source: Blood of Elves

“I manage because I have to. Because I've no other way out. Because I've overcome the vanity and pride of being different, I've understood that they are a pitiful defense against being different. Because I've understood that the sun shines differently when something changes. The sun shines differently, but it will continue to shine, and jumping at it with a hoe isn't going to do anything.”

Way Different Sun Pride Understood Overcoming Shining Defense Manage Vanity Jumping Things Change Being Different Pitiful Sun Shines Hoe Vanity And Pride

Author:Andrzej Sapkowski

“A story can only be contained in a book.”

Book Stories

Author:Andrzej Sapkowski

“Morals are taught & preached not for the sake of heaven, but to assist those people on earth who have everything they need & more to retain their possessions & to help them to accumulate still more. Morals is the butter for those who have no bread.”

People Needs Stills Helping Earth Heaven Moral Taught Sake Possession Bread

Author:B. Traven

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