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“There are single thoughts that contain the essence of a whole volume, single sentences that have the beauties of a large work.”

Book:Some of the

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Joseph Joubert

Joseph Joubert was a French writer born on May 7, 1754, and died on May 4, 1824. Known for his profound philosophy and concise writing style, Joubert's works covered a wide range of topics including ethics, morality, and philosophy of life. more

“And we, inhabitants of the great coral of the Cosmos, believe the atom (which still we cannot see) to be full matter, whereas, it too, like everything else, is but an embroidery of voids in the Void, and we give the name of being, dense and even eternal, to that dance of inconsistencies, that infinite extension that is identified with absolute Nothingness and that spins from its own non-being the illusion of everything.”

Giving Believe Stills Matter Names Creation Eternal Illusion Absolutes Infinite Cosmos Atoms Void Nothingness Extensions Dense Inconsistency Embroidery

Book:The Island of the Day Before

Source: The Island of the Day Before

“I've always said that I learned the English I know through two sources -- Marvel Comics and Finnegans Wake.”

Knows Said Two Language Source Marvel Comics Finnegans Wake

Author:Umberto Eco

“There are no stories without meaning. And I am one of those men who can find it even when others fail to see it. Afterwards the story becomes the book of the living, like a blaring trumpet that raises from the tomb those who have been dust for centuries.”

Men Has Beens Book Stories Failing Century Raises Storytelling Dust Tombs Trumpets

Book:Baudolino

Source: Baudolino

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