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“Never again shall I sit above the alpine roses in the midday sun, listening to the great silence.”

Book:The Wall

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The Wall

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Marlen Haushofer

Marlen Haushofer was an Austrian author known for her unique literary style and profound depiction of human loneliness. Her works are characterized by their concise language and deep emotional expression. more

“Undergoing personal change is a difficult but necessary process of maturing into the ultimate manifestation of a desirable self. True personal transformation requires a person honestly to assess their inner spirituality and adopt a clear vision of who they want to be. An earnest person experiencing inner transformation of their values and belief system is apt to feel conflicted, confused, and disorientated. Change of self is displacement, disarticulation, and loss of self. Alteration of our self-image results in disrupting, dislocating, and modifying a person’s perspective of what is significant.”

Source: Dead Toad Scrolls

“You will be separated from yourself and yet be alive.”

Exile Disorientation Expatriate

Book:Metamorphoses

Source: Metamorphoses

“Hey," Zachary says and she looks up from her book with a dazed expression he's used to wearing himself, the disorientation of being pulled out of one world and back into another. "Hi," Elena says, coming out of the fiction fog and tucking the Chandler in her bag.”

Reading Fiction Books Disorientation

Book:The Starless Sea

Source: The Starless Sea

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