"Living in this town the way the rest of those shit eaters do... I can't do it! I wanna expand on the way I live! Please, don't get in my way, dad. The one who read 'Les Fleurs du Mal' to me... it was you, wasn't it, dad? You were the one who taught me 'the truth that those worthless masses are ignorant of..' Why are you only paying heed to mom's and society's moods? What is 'Les Fleurs du Mal'?! What is literature?!"
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“I’ll never comprehend humans.” Poison sighed. “All of you seem to welcome our lies, but you never like it when we tell the truth.”
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Summary of 5th essay - "16 Signs of a Socially Intelligent Person"
social intelligence is crucial for effective communication and forming meaningful connections. politeness is important, but traditional politeness should not suppress genuine expression. socially intelligent individuals possess certain core traits that enable them to engage with others comfortably while remaining true to themselves. these traits
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Maki-kun is right. I am running away. The truth is, it hurts. I'm sad. I'm lonely. If I didn't understand, I wouldn't have to feel this way. But the fact is... I do want love.
Help of Allah does not always come in the form we expect
For the believer, the help of God always comes; but it is crucial to un- derstand that it does not always come in the form we expect. Allah may not cure the sickness, but He could place tranquility in the heart of the sick. Allah may not change the situation externally, but instead change your heart.
This phenomenon is not about "fake
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Octavia Butler'dan yazmak isteyenlere tavsiyeler:
Writing for publication may be both the easiest and the hardest thing you’ll ever do. Learning the rules—if they can be called rules—is the easy part. Following them, turning them into regular habits, is an ongoing struggle. Here are the rules:
1. Read. Read about the art, the craft, and the business of writing. Read the kind of work you’d like
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The Eighteen Types (of Seducer's Victims)
1) The Reformed Rake or Siren:
People of this type were once happy-go lucky seducers who had their way with the opposite sex. But the day came when they were forced to give this up—someone corraled them into a relationship, they were encountering too much social hostility, they were getting older and
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These are the main types (of Anti-Seducers).
1) The Brute: If seduction is a kind of ceremony or ritual, part of the pleasure is its duration—the time it takes, the waiting that increases anticipation. Brutes have no patience for such things; they are concerned only with their own pleasure, never with yours. To be patient is to show that you
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LAW 1: NEVER OUTSHINE THE MASTER
Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite—inspire fear and insecurity. Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power.
LAW 2:
THE MICROENVIRONMENT
1- The Company: (...) top management, (...) departments like finance, research & development (R&D) and production
2- Suppliers: (...) supplying defective materials or parts, (...) supplier fails to meet delivery on time, (...) Shortages or delays in the supply of goods, labor strikes, (...) could affect sales
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6# TRUTH
Enlightenment is not an attainment to be proud of. (...) It’s more like you’ve given away that which was never yours!
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6# TRUTH
The final moment of identification is when you stop identifying yourself with even consciousness.
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6# TRUTH
We tend to identify with our roles, but these roles are not absolute. (...) Identification makes everything disproportionately personal. We are identified with our bodies, our feelings, our thoughts, and our consciousness to the point where we feel this is I, this is what and who I am. And because of our identification, we can become really emotional if what we’ve identified with turns out to be of relative nature. We find it difficult to change, and we are afraid to die because we are deeply identified.
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6# TRUTH
The truth of you existence is really the truth of all existence, because such is the nature of truth: it cannot be monopolized by anyone.
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