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“My mother was teaching me that the inside of something was not necessarily its outside. Always look carefully, she told me. Look with more than your eyes.”

Book:Incantation

Work

Incantation

Incantation is a work of speculative fiction that delves into the mystical and transformative effects of incantations and spells. The story weaves a tapestry of magical realism, where the characters' lives are deeply intertwined with the incantations they use. more

Author

Alice Hoffman

Alice Hoffman is a renowned American contemporary novelist, born on March 16, 1952. Her works are known for their dreamlike narrative style and rich imagination, which have won her a large following among readers. more

“All the same, I'm sure that if one is brave then recovery comes from within, through complete acceptance of suffering and death, and through the surrender of one's will and love of self. But that's no good to me, I like to paint, to see people and things and everything that makes our life—artificial, if you like. Yes, real life would be something else, but I don't think I belong to that category of souls who are ready to live, and also ready to suffer, at any moment.”

Art Real Suffering Painting Letter Renunciation

Book:The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh

Source: The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh

“Oh, measure it all out! Acceptable levels of misery and suffering!’ The cane swung down, thumped hard on the ground. ‘Acceptable? Who the fuck says any level is acceptable? What sort of mind thinks that?”

Suffering Acceptance Misery

Book:Toll the Hounds

Source: Toll the Hounds

“There is no such thing as happiness. Life bends joy and pain, beauty and ugliness, in such a way that no one may isolate them.”

Life Pain Happiness Suffering

Book:Cane

Source: Cane