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It should be unsurprising to me that the section on isolation makes the most sense to me and is the most beautiful; though perhaps not beautiful in the tradition of jingju, which I should be studying (was for a while).

I'm too mellow (odd, having had 3 cups of coffee already today) to discuss much, but I have a desire to share quotes.

Para no ( Read more... )

Is it that I think that I am happy? Hardly! Such a belief doesn't stand up to analysis any better than it withstands the blasts of anguish. On the contrary, it is a belief in the happiness of others, an inexhaustible source of envy and jealousy, which gives us a vicarious feeling of existence. I envy therefore I am. To define oneself by ( Read more... )