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Cecilia Qui Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Philologist. I greatly appreciate arts in general, languages in particular. Truth, landscape, travel, my favourite words. I hate #quotes. In search of balance.

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Book Cover for: Lolly Willowes, Sylvia Townsend Warner

Lolly Willowes

Sylvia Townsend Warner
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“It is best as one grows older to strip oneself of possessions, to shed oneself downward like a tree, to be almost wholly earth before one dies.” Sylvia Townsend Warner, Lolly Willowes. 🎨Fritz Berthold-Neuhaus https://t.co/OujQqfTZbY

Hardcover, 2024

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad
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“It was written I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice.” Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness. 🎨Andrea Kowch https://t.co/2lb3kHv5et

Paperback, 1990

$5.00$2.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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“You see I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad things that happened to me.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby. 🎨Catherine Nolin, Family Portrait https://t.co/ZuT0FjIvy3

Paperback, 2004

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Walden, Henry David Thoreau

Walden

Henry David Thoreau
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“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden. Ashford Castle, County Mayo, Ireland 🇮🇪 📷Kuba Cieloch https://t.co/VF05Jh2kHq

Hardcover, 2016

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde
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“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray. ✍️Kirsi Neuvonen https://t.co/m1dlkyNXc9

Paperback, 2003

$9.00$4.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Antigone, Sophocles

Antigone

Sophocles
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“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.” Sophocles, Antigone. ✍Debbie Criswell https://t.co/b9WIHxS104

Paperback, 1990

$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë
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“It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.” Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre. Mount Taranaki, New Zealand🇳🇿 📷Alex Stead https://t.co/RgiLNblFCq

Hardcover, 2018

$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran
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“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.” Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet. ✍️Yuliya Maslova, The Main Guest https://t.co/2leebmyz3R

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Book Cover for: The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov. ✍️Fred Calleri, Valley Girl https://t.co/C6Ydm1gVcm

Paperback, Mass Market, 2007

$8.95$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Tao Te Ching: Gilded Pocket Edition, Lao Tzu

Tao Te Ching: Gilded Pocket Edition

Lao Tzu
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“Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.” Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching. 📷Eva Nemeth https://t.co/ZdkiwCdYq2

Hardcover, 2020

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book