What is literature, really? Boiled down to a single sentence, I'd say it's this: an endless conversation about what it means to be human. And to read literature is to engage in that conversation.
When will you learn that there isn't a word for everything? - Nicole Krauss
When will you learn that there isn't a word for everything?
- Nicole Krauss
lonely people are always up in the middle of the night. - Nicole Krauss
lonely people are always up in the middle of the night.
Even among the angels, there is the sadness of division. - Nicole Krauss
Even among the angels, there is the sadness of division.
It's strange what the heart can do when the mind is giving the directions. - Nicole Krauss
It's strange what the heart can do when the mind is giving the directions.
What about you? Are you happiest and saddest right now that you've ever been?" "Of course I am." "Why?" "Because nothing makes me happier and nothing… - Nicole Krauss
What about you? Are you happiest and saddest right now that you've ever been?" "Of course I am." "Why?" "Because nothing makes me happier and nothing…
there are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone. - Nicole Krauss
there are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone.
Even now, all possible feelings do not yet exist, there are still those that lie beyond our capacity and our imagination. From time to time, when a p… - Nicole Krauss
Even now, all possible feelings do not yet exist, there are still those that lie beyond our capacity and our imagination. From time to time, when a p…
For her I changed pebbles into diamonds, shoes into mirrors, I changed glass into water, I gave her wings and pulled birds from her ears and in her p… - Nicole Krauss
For her I changed pebbles into diamonds, shoes into mirrors, I changed glass into water, I gave her wings and pulled birds from her ears and in her p…
It's one of those unforgettable moments that happen as a child, when you discover that all along the world has been betraying you. - Nicole Krauss
It's one of those unforgettable moments that happen as a child, when you discover that all along the world has been betraying you.
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