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I read a book one day and my whole life was changed.
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reading
the-new-life
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Immersing oneself in the problems of a book is a good way to keep from thinking of love.
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distraction
love
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reading
snow
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...the endless repetition of an ordinary miracle.
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orhan-pamuk
snow
snowflakes
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...in a brutal country like ours where human life is cheap, it's stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs. Beliefs, high ideals--only people living in rich countries can enjoy such luxuries.' 'Actually, it's the other way round. In a poor country the only consolation people can have is the one that comes from their beliefs.
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ideals
martyrdom
orhan-pamuk
snow
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There are two kinds of Communists: the arrogant ones, who enter the fray hoping to make men out of the people and bring progress to the nation; and the innocent ones, who get involved because they believe in equality and justice. The arrogant ones are obsessed with power; they presume to think for everyone; only bad can come of them. But the innocents? The only harm they do is to themselves. But that's all they ever wanted in the first place. They feel so guilty about the suffering of the poor, and are so keen to share it, that they make their lives miserable on purpose.
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guilt
orhan-pamuk
others-suffering
snow
the-poor
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Heroic dreams are the consolation of the unhappy. After all, when people like us say we're being heroic, it usually means we're about to kill each other--or kill ourselves.
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heroics
heroism
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snow
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