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9 books from 2009
A little list of literary inspirations took from my 2009 books I. Our need for consolation is insatiable, Stig Dagerman ‘Somehow the door to my life is locked and I don’t understand how to open it again.’ II. Never let me go, Kazuo Ishiguro ‘I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each...
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“don’t ever tell anybody anything. if you do, you start missing everybody.”
– The Catcher in the Rye goodbye, Mr. Salinger
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more emotions to worry about
Some emotional states only have names in particular languages. Here are some examples Fierezza (Italian): contented pride in achieving something just for oneself. Amae (Japanese): the sweet feeling of being dependent on someone else. Naches (Yiddish): the glow of proud pleasure that only a child can give to its parents. Schadenfreude (German): the feeling you experience when you learn that...
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