“For he alone, and no other initiate, knew how easy it was to starve. It was the easiest thing in the world. He did not keep this fact a secret, but no one believed him.” A Hunger Artist
“No matter how large, how crowded, and how abundant an empire is, there is always a shortage of men.” Samarkand
There is no easy way from the earth to the stars. Hercules Furens
It was strange how both realms bordered on each other, how close together they were! For example, when Lina, our servant girl, sat with us by the living-room door at evening prayers and added her clear voice to the hymn, her washed hands folded on her smoothed-down apron, she belonged with father and mother, to us, to those that dwelled in light and righteousness. But Demian
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