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    Franz Kafka
    “I am free and that is why I am lost.”
    ― Franz Kafka
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    Franz Kafka
    “He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived.”
    ― Franz Kafka
    tags: death, dying, fear, franz, kafka, life
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    Franz Kafka
    “Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life.”
    ― franz kafka
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    Francesc Miralles
    “La muerte es el fin de toda angustia, el más tranquilo sueño, el eterno descanso. El que ha gozado debe retirarse de la vida como huésped satisfecho; el que ha sufrido, recibir gustoso a la que viene a cortar el hilo de sus desaventuras. [pp.150]”
    ― Francesc Miralles, Cuando estuvimos muertos
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    Maite Carranza
    “Me di cuenta de que sin palabras los humanos nos convertimos en bestias y perdemos la cordura”
    ― Maite Carranza
    tags: 92, palabras-envenenadas
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    Francesc Miralles
    “Según los estudiosos, cada día tenemos unos sesenta mil pensamientos. Positivos y negativos, banales y profundos. No hay que juzgarlos: son como nubes que pasan. Somos responsables de lo que hacemos, pero no de lo que pensamos. Por eso, cuando alguna idea te angustie, simplemente ponle la etiqueta «pensamiento» y déjala pasar.”
    ― Francesc Miralles, El mejor lugar del mundo es aquí mismo
    tags: pensamientos
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    Franz Kafka
    “As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.”
    ― Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
    tags: cockroaches, first-sentence, insects, transformation
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    Edgar Allan Poe
    “Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.”
    ― Edgar Allan Poe
    tags: comedy, horror, misattributed-ben-franklin
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    Edgar Allan Poe
    “To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.”
    ― Edgar Allan Poe
    tags: misquote, poetry
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    Carmen Laforet
    “«Si aquella noche —pensaba yo— se hubiera acabado el mundo o se hubiera muerto uno de ellos, su historia hubiera quedado completamente cerrada y bella como un círculo.» Así suele suceder en las novelas, en las películas, pero no en la vida... Me estaba dando cuenta yo, por primera vez, de que todo sigue, se hace gris, se arruina viviendo. De que no hay final en nuestra historia hasta que llega la muerte y el cuerpo se deshace...”
    ― Carmen Laforet, Nada
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    Carmen Laforet
    “La vida volvía a ser solitaria para mí. Como era algo que parecía no tener remedio, lo tomé con resignación.”
    ― Carmen Laforet, Nada
    tags: soledad, vida
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    Fyodor Dostoevsky
    “To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.”
    ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
    tags: independent-thought, self-determination, self-expression
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    Bret Easton Ellis
    “I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insane?”
    ― Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho
    tags: confession
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    Fyodor Dostoevsky
    “I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.”
    ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground
    tags: hell, individualism, irony, selfishness, tea
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    Fyodor Dostoevsky
    “I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.”
    ― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
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    Alejandra Pizarnik
    “Quien siente mucho, se jode y no encuentra palabras y entonces no habla y es ésa su condena.”
    ― Alejandra Pizarnik
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    Alejandra Pizarnik
    “Nada más peligroso, cuando se necesita ayuda, que recibir ayuda.”
    ― Alejandra Pizarnik, Poesía completa
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    Alejandra Pizarnik
    “¿no te da miedo la locura? —¡Por favor! Es lo único maravilloso en esta sucia vida de mierda.”
    ― Alejandra Pizarnik, Diarios
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    Francesc Miralles
    “Nunca dejes que la realidad te estropee una buena historia.”
    ― Francesc Miralles, El mejor lugar del mundo es aquí mismo
    tags: realidad
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    Francesc Miralles
    “Abandona el pasado y el presente arrancará.”
    ― francesc miralles
    tags: futuro, pasado, presente
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  • #21
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    “Without music, life would be a mistake.”
    ― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols
    tags: inspirational, music, philosophy
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  • #22
    Jonathan Swift
    “May you live every day of your life.”
    ― Jonathan Swift
    tags: inspirational, life, philosophy, wisdom
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  • #23
    Chuck Palahniuk
    “I don't want to die without any scars.”
    ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
    tags: death, scars, tyler-durden
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    Terry Pratchett
    “I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
    Death thought about it.
    CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.”
    ― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery
    tags: cats, death, life
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    Terry Pratchett
    “Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
    ― Terry Pratchett, Jingo
    tags: humor, proverb
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    Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
    “Ni el pasado existe ni el futuro. Todo es presente.”
    ― Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
    tags: futuro, pasado
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  • #27
    George R.R. Martin
    “Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
    ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
    tags: bravery, fear
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  • #28
    Henry Rollins
    “I'll never forget how the depression and loneliness felt good and bad at the same time. Still does.”
    ― Henry Rollins, The Portable Henry Rollins
    tags: depression, loneliness
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  • #29
    Phoebe Stone
    “Some people are just not meant to be in this world. It's just too much for them.”
    ― Phoebe Stone, The Boy on Cinnamon Street
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    Lauren Myracle
    “You should eat a waffle! You can't be sad if you eat a waffle!”
    ― Lauren Myracle, ttfn
    tags: funny, humor, waffles
    1449 likes



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