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“The wise are wise only because they love. And the foolish are foolish only because they think they can understand love”

Book:By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

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Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho, born on August 24, 1947, is a renowned Brazilian author and lyricist. His works are characterized by profound philosophical thoughts and rich imagination, with his most famous novel being 'The Alchemist'. more

“Uncle Fan had busied himself making lots of míngqì to bury them with—soft baby lambs and tiny ponies and wise teachers. They will be well taken care of, where they’re going, he’d said. My cousins grew smaller and smaller, skin tight across their bones, somehow looking younger even though their faces were wrinkled from thirst.”

Family Sad Death And Dying Afterlife Death Of A Loved One

Book:The Scarlet Alchemist

Source: The Scarlet Alchemist

“Żal ma w zwyczaju atakować właśnie wtedy, gdy człowiek najmniej się tego spodziewa. Wystarczy piosenka,słowo, zapach...i nagle wpadasz w bezdenną otchłań,k którą, mógłbyś przysiąc, udało ci się zakopać. Przecież już nauczyłeś, jak dźwigać ten ciężar, prawda ?”

Sad Philosophy Of Life Problems Quotes

Book:Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Source: Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“There was a long dark hair on one of the pillows. There was a lump of lead at the pit of my stomach.”

Sad Tragic

Book:The Long Goodbye

Source: The Long Goodbye

“...I [Gandalf] may be away for a good while; but I'll come and see you [Frodo] again, as soon as I can. Expect me when you see me! I shall slip in quietly. I shan't often be visiting the Shire openly again. I find that I have become rather unpopular. They say I am a nuisance and a disturber of the peace...”

Sad Rejection

Book:THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

Source: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

“One hand for my mom, one hand to stop the fall. No hands for anyone else.”

Sad Guilt Hopelessness Choices And Consequences

Book:Obelisk

Source: Obelisk

“My personal theory is that one of you, me, is always faulty, like a toy purchased without the batteries. It is not until you have had time to go out and buy batteries, to put them in, to turn it on, that you realise it doesn't work the way that you wanted. Doesn't match what you hoped for. It never did. I am a bright, broken thing that he lost the receipt for.”

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Book:Memories of a Lost Thesaurus

Source: Memories of a Lost Thesaurus

“You are me ... and i am you”

Sad Manga Jujutsu Kaisen

Book:呪術廻戦 17 [Jujutsu Kaisen 17]

Source: 呪術廻戦 17 [Jujutsu Kaisen 17]

“It’s not better if there are thirty days between you and your demise instead of one; it’s the waiting that hurts more than the fall itself.”

Sad Scared Dystopian

Book:Lone Player

Source: Lone Player

“Happiness is not the absence of sorrow, happiness is the capacity to overcome sorrow.”

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Book:Sapionova: 200 Limericks for Students

Source: Sapionova: 200 Limericks for Students

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